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Bill Klein of High Stakes Poker Bio

Bill Klein is the type of poker player that most poker professionals love. He has a lot of money, and he really does not care whether or not he wins or loses. He is the truest example of a whale, but he also plays with a purpose.

Klein is one of the amateurs playing on the Season 7 of High Stakes Poker. When asked why he was playing he said that he “always wanted to be a TV star and this was a great way to break in.” He also told Scott that it was a big thrill for him to come in and meet some of the big name poker players that he had never gotten to play with before, such as Doyle Brunson.

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Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1 has found a new nemesis by the name of Flotsamfiend. Isildur1 was quite annoyed by the aggressive Super Nova Elite, so much that he would leave and come back on 5 tables and would short stack and play small ball. Yes! That’s right – Isildur1 min raising pre flop. It also appears that Isildur1 is going busto according to his stack sizes, internet chatter, and stats. I still don’t why he insists on playing Pot Limit Omaha over his specialty of No Limit Holdem. Flotsamfiend, on the other hand, is up 300k in 25/50 pot limit omaha with no signs of slowing down. Isildur1 was getting called with any top pair from any opponent. It seems they all wanted to bust the once mysterious superstar.

PokerStars Game #56790470338: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:11:18 ET
Table ‘Alaraph V’ 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($2572 in chips)
Seat 2: cano29 ($2728 in chips)
Seat 3: Vick Is God ($10754 in chips)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend ($5373 in chips)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 ($1898 in chips)
Seat 6: kiiski ($10488 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $25
cano29: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Vick Is God: folds
FlotsamFiend: raises $100 to $150
Jarcon86: folds
kiiski: calls $150
Isildur1: raises $500 to $650
cano29: calls $600
FlotsamFiend: calls $500
kiiski: folds
*** FLOP *** [2s 5h Ts]
Isildur1: bets $1922 and is all-in
cano29: folds
FlotsamFiend: calls $1922
*** TURN *** [2s 5h Ts] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [2s 5h Ts 7d] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [Th 8c As Js] (two pair, Tens and Sevens)
FlotsamFiend: shows [Ac Tc 7s Qd] (a full house, Sevens full of Tens)
FlotsamFiend collected $5941 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5944 | Rake $3
Board [2s 5h Ts 7d 7h]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (small blind) showed [Th 8c As Js] and lost with two pair, Tens and Sevens
Seat 2: cano29 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: Vick Is God folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend showed [Ac Tc 7s Qd] and won ($5941) with a full house, Sevens full of Tens
Seat 5: Jarcon86 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: kiiski (button) folded before Flop

PokerStars Game #56790599722: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:13:40 ET
Table ‘Alaraph V’ 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($2248 in chips)
Seat 2: cano29 ($2726 in chips)
Seat 3: Vick Is God ($10729 in chips)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend ($8667 in chips)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 ($1848 in chips)
Seat 6: kiiski ($9838 in chips)
Jarcon86: posts small blind $25
kiiski: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Isildur1: raises $100 to $150
cano29: folds
Vick Is God: folds
FlotsamFiend: calls $150
Jarcon86: folds
kiiski: calls $100
*** FLOP *** [Ah 2h 6c]
kiiski: checks
Isildur1: bets $350
FlotsamFiend: folds
kiiski: raises $1172 to $1522
Isildur1: raises $576 to $2098 and is all-in
kiiski: calls $576
*** TURN *** [Ah 2h 6c] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [Ah 2h 6c Jc] [2d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
kiiski: shows [Qc Tc Ac 7h] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
Isildur1: shows [As Qh Jh Ts] (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Isildur1 collected $4668 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4671 | Rake $3
Board [Ah 2h 6c Jc 2d]
Seat 1: Isildur1 showed [As Qh Jh Ts] and won ($4668) with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 2: cano29 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: Vick Is God folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Jarcon86 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: kiiski (big blind) showed [Qc Tc Ac 7h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Deuces

PokerStars Game #56790615218: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:13:57 ET
Table ‘Jacchia XVIII’ 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($2269 in chips)
Seat 2: GetDowAndGo ($2848 in chips)
Seat 3: damiancho2 ($2500 in chips)
Seat 4: Proandi ($1397.75 in chips)
Seat 5: good2cu ($2100 in chips)
Seat 6: Jarcon86 ($4142.45 in chips)
GetDowAndGo: posts small blind $25
damiancho2: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Proandi: folds
good2cu: raises $50 to $100
Proandi leaves the table
Jarcon86: raises $275 to $375
Isildur1: calls $375
1MaBeast1 joins the table at seat #4
GetDowAndGo: folds
damiancho2: folds
good2cu: folds
*** FLOP *** [2c 4d 7s]
Jarcon86: checks
Isildur1: checks
*** TURN *** [2c 4d 7s] [8d]
Jarcon86: bets $922
Isildur1: calls $922
*** RIVER *** [2c 4d 7s 8d] [9h]
Jarcon86: checks
Isildur1: bets $972 and is all-in
Jarcon86: calls $972
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Isildur1: shows [5d Kh Jh Td] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
Jarcon86: shows [Qh Tc Kd 9d] (a pair of Nines)
Isildur1 collected $4710 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4713 | Rake $3
Board [2c 4d 7s 8d 9h]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (button) showed [5d Kh Jh Td] and won ($4710) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 2: GetDowAndGo (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: damiancho2 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Proandi folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: good2cu folded before Flop
Seat 6: Jarcon86 showed [Qh Tc Kd 9d] and lost with a pair of Nines

PokerStars Game #56790728223: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:16:02 ET
Table ‘Alaraph V’ 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($4668 in chips)
Seat 2: cano29 ($2676 in chips)
Seat 3: Vick Is God ($10729 in chips)
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend ($9861 in chips)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 ($1823 in chips)
Seat 6: kiiski ($6293 in chips)
cano29: posts small blind $25
Vick Is God: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
FlotsamFiend: folds
Jarcon86: folds
kiiski: folds
Isildur1: raises $100 to $150
cano29: raises $350 to $500
Vick Is God: raises $1000 to $1500
Isildur1: folds
cano29: raises $1000 to $2500
Vick Is God: raises $1000 to $3500
cano29: calls $176 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($824) returned to Vick Is God
*** FLOP *** [8h As 7c]
*** TURN *** [8h As 7c] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [8h As 7c 4d] [7s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cano29: shows [Qc Tc Jh Js] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
Vick Is God: shows [Ac Ah 3s 7h] (a full house, Aces full of Sevens)
Vick Is God collected $5499 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5502 | Rake $3
Board [8h As 7c 4d 7s]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (button) folded before Flop
Seat 2: cano29 (small blind) showed [Qc Tc Jh Js] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Seat 3: Vick Is God (big blind) showed [Ac Ah 3s 7h] and won ($5499) with a full house, Aces full of Sevens
Seat 4: FlotsamFiend folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: Jarcon86 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: kiiski folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

PokerStars Game #56790790682: Omaha Pot Limit ($25/$50 USD) – 2011/01/29 18:17:10 ET
Table ‘Sova XVI’ 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Isildur1 ($1848 in chips)
Seat 2: Vick Is God ($2921 in chips)
Seat 5: FlotsamFiend ($7235 in chips)
Seat 6: Jarcon86 ($2500 in chips)
Isildur1: posts small blind $25
Vick Is God: posts big blind $50
1MaBeast1: sits out
GetDowAndGo: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
FlotsamFiend: folds
Jarcon86: raises $75 to $125
Isildur1: folds
Vick Is God: raises $275 to $400
Jarcon86: raises $825 to $1225
Vick Is God: calls $825
*** FLOP *** [5c 9h 8h]
Vick Is God: bets $1696 and is all-in
Jarcon86: calls $1275 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($421) returned to Vick Is God
*** TURN *** [5c 9h 8h] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [5c 9h 8h 8c] [9d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Vick Is God: shows [6s 9c Qc As] (three of a kind, Nines)
Jarcon86: shows [Ac Jd Tc Kc] (a pair of Nines)
Vick Is God collected $5023 from pot
Jarcon86 said, “nh”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $5025 | Rake $2
Board [5c 9h 8h 8c 9d]
Seat 1: Isildur1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Vick Is God (big blind) showed [6s 9c Qc As] and won ($5023) with three of a kind, Nines
Seat 5: FlotsamFiend folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: Jarcon86 (button) showed [Ac Jd Tc Kc] and lost with a pair of Nines

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Recently Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1 was signed by Pokerstars. Isildur1 is really one of the first players only known for high stakes play to be signed by Pokerstars. Now they are following what Full Tilt Poker did by creating an online poker challenge where any person can challenge Isildur1 to 2500 hands of poker. Pokerstars is dubbing the new challenge “SuperStar Showdown”

Here are the rules for the SuperStar Showdown:
“A SuperStar Showdown is a head-up cash game match that takes place over a single session of 2,500 hands. The hands will be split evenly across four tables of No Limit Hold’Em and Pot Limit Omaha, at stakes no lower than $50/$100. The winner of the match will be the player that shows a profit after all 2,500 hands have been played.

“The SuperStar Showdown will take place once per week (at a mutually agreeable time/day to be determined in consultation with Isildur1). The opponents will alternate between a specially selected invited player, and a player that has responded to Isildur1’s open challenge.”

Isaac Haxton screen name philivey2694 has accepted the terms and will be Isildur1’s first challenger. Isaac Haxton goes into this match with close to $3 million in tournament winnings and 178k in online winnings at Pokerstars. He is a regular at Full Tilt Poker under the screen name of luvthewnba and has close to $1.1 million in cash game winnings there. Isaac is a solid poker player and consistant winner. I look forward to seeing these two fearless players go at it heads up!

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I reported to you the other day that Pokerstars has signed Viktor Blom screen name Isildur1. Since then Isildur1 has continued the same pattern where he had left off at Full Tilt Poker. Basically, he goes on sick runs then losses it back the next day plus some. Isildur1 has a Pot Limit Omaha obsession that he has to get rid of simply because of the variance involved in that game IMO. He needs to stick to NL Holdem if he wants to ever get back in to the black. I think he is very talented but not able to shift gears. At Pokerstars he’s down about 100k which isn’t too bad for those stakes.

As you see below, Isildur1 did quite well before he ran into Phil Galfond screen name Mrsweets28 on Pokerstars (omgclayaiken on Full Tilt Poker).

See Phil Galfond’s graph VS Isildur1 below:

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