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Viktor “Isuldur1” Blom is a genius person who is not very talkative. He rarely gives any interviews and when he does it looks like he makes that unwillingly. When this happens, the least we can do is make a post in PokerDiscover blog about it. Blom “revealed his soul” at Unibet Poker Open which took place in London recently here he was invited as a super poker mega star. He also made a good PR for Unibet, as he does.
We won’t stop at what happened at the event as it is not very interesting for wide audience. The personality of the Swede, however is the topic to discuss.
Firstly, we have to notice that Blom came back to his motherland - Sweden. He lived for several years in London before that, which is the home for many famous poker players. His move is actually a rather strange decision from the financial point of view.
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For instance, another ARIA Super High Roller Bowl will take place this year with the buy-in of $300,000. Viktor certainly looks like a person who could allow himself that.
But:
“The problem is I live in Sweden now and taxes here are huge. Should I participate in WSOP Main Event – that’s fine, but the tournament of this level (Super High Roller Bowl) is not relevant to me anymore.”
The taxes will eliminate the major amount of profit as the buy-in for this even is immensely high, the risk is too high. Rather the reward is minimal at best. The state will charge with 30 to 50 percent of the player’s profit.
Where does Viktor Blom live?
Is is quite possible that the major goal of Viktor was to drastically change the location. It is known for a long time that Isildur like to party and London is not a good place to stop this activity. According to Viktor himself, not once nor twice partying too much last night made an impact during the important poker session.
Now Isildur1 landed to a small town where one can’t party:
“I play better after the move. It is easier to focus and I have more time for other projects”.
“It is nice here. Not so many distractions. The town is really small: no any clubs, nor bars, nothing like that. I spend a lot of time with my friends and family, don’t stay overnight at any places. It used to be much worse in that respect”.
How does Isildur1 improve his game?
Viktor Blom is a prodigy. He is a self-made pro who used his own technology. Rumors are he has never read any poker books, nor seen VODs nor used software.
And it seems to be truth. At least for the most part. Here is what Swedish phenomena tells of his way of educating himself:
“Nope. I’ve never done this (analysis of the hands played in tracking software –note). Studying for me is in playing at high stakes and following it with the analysis of the big hands. Should I lose a big pot, I try to find mistakes I’ve made”.
“If I’m on the road, in train, for instance, I tank and think of different hands but I’ve never studied in the conventional meaning of it – no videos, books, software, nothing. I play a lot, practice is way more important in my opinion.”
Viktor also told about transition to a healthier lifestyle. Less alcohol, more discipline and gym. According to him, when you’re in a good shape, it helps in long poker sessions.
Online or live?
Lately online keeps winding down. Absolute numbers of Blom are far from being perfect either. Last year he lost almost $500,000 and became one of the most losing players of 2016.
The fresh 365 days had a diversified beginning for the Swede. He won almost $400,000 before January, 10 and soon lost almost the entire amount keeping the profit low at the level of several thousands of dollars.
“Yes, online is different now but I don’t have any plans”.
As for live tournaments, Blom has one goal:
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“I’d like to participate in World Series Main Event this summer as I wasn’t participating for several years. This is at least one of the tournaments of the list for this year”.
Viktor is a successful MTT player (despite cash games being his major focus). His portfolio has three SCOOP titles, for instance, and that’s huge.
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There are not many poker players in the world are able to enjoy popularity equal to Viktor Blom’s! The Hendon Mob Poker database ranking the players by their popularity places him only 46th; with Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Fedor Holz being ## 1, 2, and 3 respectively. So does Google, feeding much fewer search results for “Viktor Blom poker player” than for the leading triumvirate.
However, his true popularity cannot be measured in such a direct way. Page through poker forums, talk to the people there and see — Viktor Blom’s name is very appealing to those who love poker games. His past victories and failures still stir up a lot of controversies; videos of Viktor Blom playing poker have been watched by millions, and the hands he played ten years ago are still widely discussed!
The Reasons To Be Loved and Hated
Poker celebrities are normally known for their skills and success; as well as for the money they win at the end of the game! But things are different with Viktor Blom. His net worth is still unclear. Some people say he is still broke after so many downswings he suffered, and still owes money to some other poker players. But reputable poker analysts would assume his overall bottom line balance is about $5 million positive. This is far less than the total earnings of many successful poker professionals seem to get talked about a lot less. So, Viktor Blom’s poker cash balance is clearly not the reason he is such a popular poker player!
Skills, styles, and strategies? Difficult to say. Viktor Blom has made many mistakes during his career, and some of these were, perhaps, too costly. His gaming style is often called too aggressive and even loose, and his hell-for-leather multi-tabling heads-up strategy, especially at the early stage of his career, has been heavily criticized. But there have been many games and whole tournaments he played where he clearly demonstrated his sharp intelligence, extremely high poker IQ and fine-tuned intuition. So, as far as his poker proficiency is concerned, many still believed by many to be a genius whose true potential has yet to open fully.
And yes, he has got haters! There is quite a bunch of people who would call him a degenerate, a tyke, a dipstick, or even gay! They generally insist Viktor Blom’s “poker greatness” is heavily overestimated. Many Blom’s critics stress that his ways of learning and training do not stand up against criticism; as he says he learns and trains mainly through playing, and he never uses special training software, or any of the other advanced methods other poker pros often benefit from!
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Who Is He?
Viktor Blom, born in 1990, is a young poker phenomenon from Sweden who has won and lost countless millions in poker, his winning and losing streaks changing places sometimes in the course of a single day! He has played for some of the biggest pots in the history of online poker. His upswings and downswings have become legendary, his net worth is a mystery, and with his every appearance by the felt, whether virtual or real, many railbirds gather, ready and eager to see what kind of a somersault Viktor Blom is going to do this time!
But he is an introvert. He is calm and quiet, and not known for any kind of scandalous behavior. His personality is kind and bright, and his character is very mild — that is what people who know him well would say about him! So if he is a badass, then this is only in poker, and this might well be one of the main reasons for his high level of popularity.
And he is a really very good player. His hands and styles are worth studying, his decisions are getting more well-weighed, and his tournament strategies more rational and efficient. His future in the world of poker seems a very bright one, and it will be very interesting to track his progress!
Having Fun and Loving Poker
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Perhaps, the most important thing is that he loves poker games very much, and he tends to have a lot of fun playing it! He has been through ground-zero bankroll depletion, at least several times; but it seems that any stress that may have arisen from losing millions has no major influence on him. And while a certain disdain for money is necessary for a poker player (just to help you handle the pressure of losing big sums!), in Blom’s case this must be working a rather different way.
For after all: the money he wins and loses is just an instrument for him to have fun playing at high stakes. It is not the money he earns or needs for living. He is having fun playing poker because this is the game he really loves! He learns poker games himself and by experience, by playing as many hands as possible! These poker ways of Viktor Blom may be not the most efficient in terms of besting his opponents or gaining big wins on a regular basis. But his poker methods are definitely infectious! They resonate with many poker lovers around the world, regardless of the stakes they might play, just because they love the game and have fun playing it — every bit as much as Viktor Blom does!