Viktor Blom wins $10,000 PokerStars Main Event for over $1 million
If there's anyone who advocates for the skill-versus-luck component of poker, it's Viktor Blom, also known as the "Isildur1" of online poker. The stunning 22-year-old Swede has done it again, taking first place in the $10,000 Main Event of the 2013 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), worth $1,096,200. This gives the Nordic prodigy three SCOOP titles and certainly places him in the pantheon of online poker players whose skills seem almost unrivaled.
Strong Areas
In addition to his talent, Blom also had to overcome a plethora of experienced, high-stakes players, including the four players he joined at the final table: Mike "munchenHB" Telker, Ravi "govshark2" Raghavan, Sergio "zcedrick" Aido and PokerStars Pro team member Noah "Exclusive" Boeken. Add it all up and it sounds like a poker killer squad.
Ultimately, it's up to Borken and Blom. Like two worthy rivals in Greek mythology, just as Blom depicts Full Tilt himself as a pro. Blom came into the match trailing Boeken 3:1 in chips; but here sheer talent and a refusal to die on a green field worked in Blom's favour. Small pot after small pot added up to more and more chips, until finally patience gave him a big pot, and he dominated heads-up play from that point on. But don't cry too hard for Boken. Second place brought him a salary of $803,300, so not too shabby. Depends on the brutal tax structure when he comes home.
Further explanation
Final table prize money went to cmontopdeck in third place with $591,600; Mike “munchenHB” Telker in fourth place with $446,600; Sergio “zcedrick” Aido and Ravi “govshark2” Raghavan in fifth place with $313,200 and $246,500 respectively. and sixth.
This has become a habit for Blom. Just a year ago in May, he won the SCOOP #2-Med No-Limit Hold'em tournament for $247,200; he then won the SCOOP #3 High No-Limit Hold'em Rebuy event the next day for $247,200. received a $160,000 prize.
Maybe his name should have been Victor "Victor" Blom; the loot would definitely go to Victor.
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