Isildur1 Team Pokerstars?

[holdemholmes]

Pokerstars announced today that Isildur1 is joining Team Pokerstars. Not sure if it's such a good move adding a 'pro' that's down over $2 million online and won't confirm his/her true identity. Woner if now we will find out who it really is.

[NotFadeAway]

I think most people are confident that it's Viktor Blom.  I don't know if that's true or not though.

[Squiggly]

I think Pokerstars is trying to give their high-stakes cash games a boost. Full Tilt has been where all the action has been. Negreanu was trying to get things going, but a fish (tongue-in-cheek of course) like Isildur1 may bring out more action at that level.

[holdemholmes]

I think Pokerstars is trying to give their high-stakes cash games a boost. Full Tilt has been where all the action has been. Negreanu was trying to get things going, but a fish (tongue-in-cheek of course) like Isildur1 may bring out more action at that level.

It's funny because if you look at his numbers he is up a decent amount at holdem, but down a ton at PLO, and he insists on playing PLO. Watched him this morning for a bit 4 tabling 25/50 PLO, and was down about $10k from what I could see in a short time...

[stooks99]

I think Pokerstars is trying to give their high-stakes cash games a boost. Full Tilt has been where all the action has been. Negreanu was trying to get things going, but a fish (tongue-in-cheek of course) like Isildur1 may bring out more action at that level.

From what I can tell, DN is the fish when it comes to high stakes on Stars.

[holdemholmes]

I think Pokerstars is trying to give their high-stakes cash games a boost. Full Tilt has been where all the action has been. Negreanu was trying to get things going, but a fish (tongue-in-cheek of course) like Isildur1 may bring out more action at that level.

From what I can tell, DN is the fish when it comes to high stakes on Stars.

From what I've seen an heard, it seems like there's a few high stakes regs on there that have done well off of him.

[Squiggly]

I haven't heard anything more recent than a couple of months ago, but I heard he made back all of his significant losses and then some.

[stooks99]

We've deviated from the OP, so sorry.

I don't pretend to know about how much DN is up or down lifetime in the really big games, but on TV and online, he gets absolutely owned.  I'm not saying I'm better than him, but he seems like one of these name players that the game has passed by.

[ggpiggygg]

I think Pokerstars is trying to give their high-stakes cash games a boost. Full Tilt has been where all the action has been. Negreanu was trying to get things going, but a fish (tongue-in-cheek of course) like Isildur1 may bring out more action at that level.

I agree with this. And who's better than a person who's been drawing a lot of attention, and who has a cloud of mystery surrounding him? Everyone will want to play him.

[holdemholmes]

So apparently it was confirmed today that Isildur1 is Viktor Blom.....

[pauld22]

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/10510-confirmed-high-stakes-phenom-isildur1-is-sweden-s-viktor-blom