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Viktor "Isildur1" Blom snatches SCOOP title and $247,200
Viktor "Isildur1" Blom this morning earned the very first SCOOP title of his career. The young Swedish Team PokerStars pro outlasted more than 8,000 players to claim a $247,200 win in the series' second event.
Team PokerStars pro Viktor "Isildur1" Blom is usually known for his battles at the cash game tables, where he is regarded as one of the top players in the world.

On the tournament side, Blom is no beginner either, and this morning he demonstrated this yet again as he took home the win in PokerStars' Spring Championship of Online Poker's Event #2 Medium edition.

Blom was one of 8,240 players who had paid the $215 buy-in to fight for a $1 million guaranteed prize pool, and managed to make the final table after two days of play.

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Entering the event's last table with the chip lead, Blom put on an impressive display of world class tournament poker, and went on to beat his remaining opponents, including such estimated players as EPT Madrid champion Frederik Brink and tournament specialist "szwindel".

Heads-up, Blom faced Canadian player "RaisingRay91", but he too was no match for the hot-running Swede.

Blom held a 4-1 chip lead when heads-up play began, and kept the advantage all the way to the end until his overcame "RaisingRay91"'s on a board on the final hand of the event.

The win is Blom's first major online title, and will bring in an impressive $247,200 first prize as well as his first SCOOP title.

Runner-up "RaisingRay91" took home $181,889, while third place went to "szwindel" from Malta for $131,840.
Posted by David
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1 year ago
Seems like he knows how to play the game
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And people think there is no skill involved ! To pay $215 against 8K runners takes more skill than luck. Especially sitting at the table with 9 strangers that you have no idea how they play.
Edited by ROYALKNIGHT 1 year ago
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1 year ago
Canuck came 2nd...well done "RaisingRay91"!
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1 year ago
Well thats skill and no luck there heck of a game blom
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1 year ago
Sweedish or sweety poker nice cash Victor go go go
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1 year ago
To me this is a more impressive win than those high stakes hu cash games.vnice win, i have more respect for him now.
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Massive one.
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1 year ago
Have to take my hat of to him but there still something about him that gets on my T**s. Probably the fact that he's young and I'm not.
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1 year ago
What a sicko
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1 year ago
He won yesterday another SCOOP title .
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1 year ago
Isildur has always entertained me. He is a great player and I think this is an awesome accomplishment for him.
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SCOOP 03 NL Holdem $530+R (6max -Action Hour 40k gtd)
1.isildur1 - $160.000.00
2. Ruxandrescu (a romanian pro) $118.400.00
Ruxandescu whas chip leader at HU with 4/1 chips in play ...but isildur1 had few hands a huge luck and manage to winn a second SCOOP title...... great game
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1 year ago
Congratulations to Viktor "Isildur1" Blom he is definitely with skill he is swedish young champion in poker world hats off to him for great win!
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For those who calimes he was just a spark in the Fire.. This guy can play.. he took millions from Durr, and shows he can go deep and outlast 8k ppl!!! kudos to viktor

I would love to see a rematch between him and durr one day.
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He's so sick good. Congrats to him.
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1 year ago
Haterzzzzz, this dude is legit, all he does is win $$$ anyone who claims he sucks is just jealous. plain and simple.
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Viktor "Isildur1" Blom is one of the players at this time that, controlling for top professional poker tournaments, worldwide.
Is a very good player that paa very good run of victories, which will have not only wins in this tournament, pieno than many others.

Congratulations.