The Online Railbird Report: Viktor "Isildur1" Blom Wins $800K in Three Days

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Jan 17, 2014 6 min read Last updated Apr 10, 2022

Welcome to the second Online Railbird Report of 2014. Last week we kicked off the year by highlighting Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom as the biggest loser after dropping $587,584. Well, as is often the case, Blom��s roller-coaster style saw him hit a rush and finish as this week��s biggest winner after profiting $812,389 in 16,822 hands across 165 sessions.

Other winners included last year��s biggest pot-limit Omaha (PLO) winner Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$435,166 in 20 sessions/2,613 hands), and last year��s biggest online winner, Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker (+$200,392 in 8 sessions/1,493 hands).

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Alexander ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn, who opted out of having his long-term results tracked, was the week��s biggest loser after dropping $707,085 in 3,387 hands across 37 sessions. Others who didn't fare well were ��2Ari Gold�� (-$219,082 in 25 sessions/1,775 hands) and last year��s biggest loser, Gus Hansen (-$191,116 in 26 sessions/1,416 hands).

Blom Enjoys a Rare Winning Session

It��s been a rough three months for Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom, who has been freefalling in a downswing. On Friday, Jan. 10, Blom reversed the trend and enjoyed a rare winning session; in fact, he finished the day as the biggest winner with $122,500 in profit.

The win came from both the pot-limit Omaha and 2-7 triple draw tables. In PLO, he played some $200/$400 CAP PLO against some stiff competition that included Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky, Ben ��Bttech96�� Tollerene, and Gus Hansen. Blom got off to a bad start dropping $78,000 in the first 75 minutes, but he turned things around in the next 45 minutes to win $64,000. Blom would lose $17,000 playing PLO later in the day.

In one of his more notable hands, action was six handed when action folded to Blom ($63,091) on the button and he raised to $800. ��tyme2gamb0l111�� ($48,266) responded with a three-bet to $2,800 from the small blind, ��JcPark�� ($22,988.50) called from the big, and Blom popped it to $12,000. Both his opponents called, the flop came down 10?Q?2?, and ��tyme2gamb0l111�� led out for $4,800 to cap the pot. Two calls followed and the cards were turned up.

��tyme2gamb0l111��: K?10?J?9?
Blom: K?K?3?8?
��JcPark��: A?8?7?6?

��tyme2gamb0l111�� had flopped middle pair with a wrap, while JcPark didn��t have much of anything. That meant Blom was out in front with his pocket kings, and as fate would have it they��d hold up as neither the 7? turn nor 4? river changed a thing. Blom collected a $47,997 pot.

At the 2-7 tables, the Swede played for 90 minutes against Hansen, ��Kagome Kagome,�� ��thecortster,�� and Alex ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn and ended a $75,000 winner. Also booking a win in that game was Kostritsyn, who banked $84,000. On the flip side, the big loser in that game was ��thecortster,�� who lost $73,000 in 170 hands; however, he skinned Hansen for $200,000 earlier in the day so he still finished up $119,900 on Friday.

Heinecker Gets Back to Even

Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker finished 2013 as online poker��s biggest winner by quite a margin. While he no doubt wanted to keep the ball rolling into the New Year, the cards had other ideas. The German started the year off losing six-figures, but on Sunday, Jan. 12 he managed to get nearly all of it back when he won $132,000 off Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom.

The dynamic duo kicked things off with a 13-minute match at the $1,000/$2,000 2-7 triple draw tables where Heinecker quickly relieved his opponent of $57,000 in 50 hands. From there they moved to the 8-game tables and played for 139 hands over 40 minutes, during which time Heinecker, who was the day��s only six-figure winner, won almost $80,000 more.

��gg,�� was all Blom had to say before calling it quits for the night down $118,000.

Tollerene and Blom Thrive in Tuesday Action

On Tuesday, Jan. 14, both Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene and Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom had successful outings with $291,000 and $232,200 wins respectively.

Tollerene��s win came in the early morning hours at the PLO and NLHE tables. It took about three hours, but eventually Tollerene took ��2Ari Gold�� for $160,000 at the PLO tables. During this time he also fired up a $300/$600 NLHE game against Martin Kabhrel, who he fleeced for $84,200. Tollerene then moved to a $500/$1,000 CAP PLO table against ��2Ari Gold�� and won another $47,000 in 102 hands.

Here are a couple of notable hands from that match:

Hand #1: ��2Ari Gold�� ($58,995) opened for $2,500, Tollerene ($140,968.50) called, and the flop fell 5?J?2?, which they both checked. When the 6? turned, Tollerene promptly checked and ��2Ari Gold�� bet $5,000. Tollerene sprung to life with a check-raise to $13,000, and ��2Ari Gold�� responded by capping with a big three-bet. Tollerene called and the cards were turned up.

��2Ari Gold��: 3?7?K?5?
Tollerene: K?7?4?3?

Tollerene had turned the nuts, but ��2Ari Gold�� was drawing to two different flush draws. The river was run twice, but ��2Ari Gold�� came up empty as the 9? blanked on the first run followed by the Q? on the second. With that, Tollerene was pushed the $80,000 pot.

Hand #2: Tollerene ($110,869) opened for $2,300 and then called when ��2Ari Gold�� ($89,096.50) three-bet to $6,900. After the flop came out 9?2?5?, ��2Ari Gold�� led out for $13,800 and then called when Tollerene capped it with a raise.

��2Ari Gold��: A?3?4?6?
Tollerene: 8?4?7?6?

Both players had a bunch of straight draws, and it was no surprise to see them run it twice. The 8? and Q? on the first run secured Tollerene half the pot with a nine-high straight, while the 10? and J? on the second gave him the other half with a jack-high straight. Ship another $80,000 pot to 2013��s biggest PLO winner.

In regards to Blom, he squared off against Alex ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn at the $1,500/$3,000 and $1,000/$2,000 8-Game tables. Blom started off dropping $73,000, by around lunchtime he turned things around by winning $279,000!

Blom & Kostritsyn Go At It Again

On Wednesday, Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom and Alex ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn were back at the 8-game tables and everything seemed to go the Swede��s way. The Russian looked as if he was going to have a good day, winning $85,000 in 15 minutes, but after a three-hour break Blom returned with a vengeance.

It started with him winning $66,000 at the $1,000/$2,000 tables, which he followed with a $170,000 win at the $1,500/$3,000 limits. After dropping a little at the PLO tables, Blom returned to 8-game for another shot at Kostritsyn, which saw him win another $330,000! Kostritsyn would win back more than $200,000 of that, but then Blom surged once again and went on a $415,000 run. All told Blom took $567,000 from his opponent including the two biggest posts of the day, which both came in the Omaha round:

Hand #1: Blom ($110,588.75) opened for $1,800 only to have Kostritsyn ($69,090.25) three-bet to $5,400. Not to be outdone, Blom four-bet to $16,200, Kostritsyn called, and the flop came down A?3?Q?. Kostritsyn checked, Blom bet $23,800, and Kostritsyn check-raised all in for $52,890.25. Blom made the call and just like that there was a $138,180 pot on the line.

Kostritsyn: K?J?Q?7?
Blom: K?K?8?5?

Both players flopped flush draws, but Kostritsyn��s was best in that regard. However, as the cards stood Blom was ahead with his kings. The turn and river were run twice, and despite having a lot of outs, Kostritsyn missed. The 3? and J? on the first run allowed Blom��s kings to hold, while the K? and Q? on the second gave both a full house, though Blom��s was best.

Blom went on to win $238,200 in Thursday action, which put him up more than $800,000 in three days!

Biggest Winners/Losers (Full Tilt Poker)

Week's Biggest Winners (1/10-1/16): Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+$812,389), Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$435,166), Niklas ��ragen70�� Heinecker (+$200,392), ��Lottenice��* (+$182,752)

Week's Biggest Losers (1/10-1/16): Alexander ��PostflopAction�� Kostritsyn (-$707,085), ��2Ari Gold�� (-$219,082), Gus Hansen (-$191,116)

Year's Biggest Winners: Ben ��Bttech86�� Tollerene (+$751,746), ��mikki696�� (+$374,622), ��hotmark777�� (+$231,198), Viktor ��Isildur1�� Blom (+224,805), ��yurasov1990��* (+$212,035), ��458854�� (+$170,760), Bryn Kenney* (+$159,019), Daniel ��jungleman12�� Cates (+$115,691)

Year's Biggest Losers: Gus Hansen (-$698,197), Patrik ��FinddaGrind�� Antonius (-$303,590), ��Sanlker�� (-$226,267), Ola ��no_Ola�� Amundsgard (-$183,801), Ben ��Sauce1234�� Sulsky (-$148,913)

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_{Data, hands and replayer obtained from HighStakesDB.com}

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