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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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More high stakes games taking place on Wednesday on Full Tilt Poker. The usual big names included both Gus Hansen and Di Dang screen name urindanger, who played heads up at the massive $500/$1000 Pot Limit Omaha tables.

It took no time at all to find a big hand. Here, Dang makes a big bet on the turn, forcing Hansen to fold.

Dang won the next hand with a similar strategy. However, this pot was taken on the river, with a bet of $9,200.

Gus had had enough, and showed it here. With an already big pot nearing $40,000, The Great Dane made a bet of over $20,000 on the river, forcing ‘Urindanger’ to lay his hand down.

At a six handed table, Hansen was involved in another big hand. He got it in on this flop with harrington25, and lost both runs as his opponent caught up and scooped the $32,000 flop.

This next hand actually went to showdown, which was rare for the day. Di Dang won the $27,000 pot with two pair, queens and jacks.

Hansen continued his slide here. After a river card, Dang made a bet of over $14,000. Hansen tanked for quite a while before releasing his hand and the pot.

Another big hand went to showdown here. The two got all of Hansen’s money in the pot on the flop, and Dang won the first run with a flush and the second with a full house.

The amazing slide of Hansen did not stop there. In this pot, which was again run twice, Dang once again scooped for a total pot of $80,000.

This final hand summed up the entire session. When faced with a bet of over $7,000 on the turn, Gus decided to cut his losses and let his hand go.

On the session, Gus Hansen was seen losing pot after pot. When it was all said and done, Gus was a loser to the amount of around $150,000, nearly all of it going to the days big winner, Di Dang screen name Urindanger.

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I was following multiple high stakes tables at Full Tilt Poker tonight. Three heads up tables and one six handed. Two of the Heads up tables were Ziigmund Vs Tom Dwan screen name Durrrr, the other heads up was Drugsorme VS Gus Hansen, and the 6 handed was Durrrr – drugsorme – Lokoisback – Tibster24 – and Harrisnton25.

Gus Hansen would get felted 2 times by DrugsOrMe and then come back for more. Here he makes comeback but then leaves after 1/2 hour:

Ziigmund would dominate Durrrr and then get a case of Chirping chips:
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($17,999.50)
Dealer: Hand #24411670102
Ziigmund: rebuy other table?
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($2,000)
Ziigmund: ????
Ziigmund: ois pitäny viel lyödä
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($5,999.50)
Dealer: Hand #24411723139
Ziigmund: hehehe
Ziigmund: are u rebuying or no?
durrrr: ya sec jus sent din $$
durrrr: getting off other table in 1hand
durrrr: but theyr tanking forever

Dealer: Hand #24411810264
Dealer: LokoIsBack has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Vaga_Lion has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Players agree to Run It Twice
Dealer: Vaga_Lion shows [8d 7c 6d 9h]
Dealer: durrrr shows [4c Qd Ah Kh]
Dealer: Vaga_Lion shows a straight, Ten high for pot 1
Dealer: durrrr shows a flush, Ace high for pot 1
Dealer: Vaga_Lion shows two pair, Nines and Twos for pot 2
Dealer: durrrr shows a straight, Five high for pot 2
Dealer: durrrr wins pot 1 ($14,766.50) with a flush, Ace high
Dealer: durrrr wins pot 2 ($14,766.50) with a straight, Five high

Dealer: durrrr shows [8s Ah Qh 7h]
Dealer: Ziigmund shows [Th Jc 2s As]
System: The $3K Super Turbo Knockout ($16+$1 PL Omaha Hi) will be starting in 5 minutes.
Dealer: durrrr shows a full house, Queens full of Sevens for pot 1
Dealer: Ziigmund shows a flush, Ace high for pot 1
Dealer: durrrr shows a full house, Sevens full of Queens for pot 2
Dealer: Ziigmund shows a pair of Sevens for pot 2
Dealer: durrrr wins pot 1 ($151,487) with a full house, Queens full of Sevens
Dealer: durrrr wins pot 2 ($151,487) with a full house, Sevens full of Queens

Dealer: Hand #24412418623
Dealer: Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Players agree to Run It Twice
Dealer: durrrr shows [2c Ad Ac 9s]
Dealer: Ziigmund shows [7d Qs Jd Ts]
Dealer: durrrr shows a flush, Ace high for pot 1
Dealer: Ziigmund shows a straight, Jack high for pot 1
Dealer: durrrr shows a flush, Ace high for pot 2
Dealer: Ziigmund shows Queen Jack high for pot 2
Dealer: durrrr wins pot 1 ($136,995.75) with a flush, Ace high
Dealer: durrrr wins pot 2 ($136,995.75) with a flush, Ace high
Ziigmund: dont leave
durrrr: kk

Dealer: Hand #24412641875
Dealer: durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Ziigmund has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($53,999.50)
Dealer: Hand #24412663142
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($2,000)
Dealer: Hand #24412666497
Dealer: durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Ziigmund shows [9s 8c Ad Jd]
Dealer: durrrr shows [Ah 6h 7c Tc]
Dealer: Ziigmund shows two pair, Jacks and Eights
Dealer: durrrr shows a straight, Eight high
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($415,995.50) with a straight, Eight high

Dealer: Hand #24412835274
Dealer: Ziigmund wins the pot ($1,000)
Dealer: Hand #24412837765
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($1,000)
Dealer: Hand #24412840603
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($2,000)
Dealer: Hand #24412843621
Dealer: Ziigmund wins the pot ($2,000)
Dealer: Hand #24412847317
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($2,000)
Dealer: Hand #24412850234
Dealer: durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
Dealer: Ziigmund shows [6s 4s Jh Kh]
Dealer: durrrr shows [As Ks Kc 7c]
Dealer: Ziigmund shows a full house, Fours full of Kings
Dealer: durrrr shows a full house, Kings full of Fours
Dealer: durrrr wins the pot ($257,993.50) with a full house, Kings full of Fours

Durrrr would eventually send Ziigmund packing:

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