{"id":5757,"date":"2013-05-29T05:30:11","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T05:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=5757"},"modified":"2013-05-29T04:41:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T04:41:06","slug":"viktor-blom-scoops-pokerstars-scoop-10k-main-event-for-over-a-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/viktor-blom-scoops-pokerstars-scoop-10k-main-event-for-over-a-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Blom Scoops PokerStars SCOOP $10K Main Event for Over a Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5759\" alt=\"blom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blom.jpg\" width=\"242\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blom.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blom-142x103.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/blom-151x110.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/>If there has ever been someone to speak for the &#8220;skill vs. luck&#8221; component in poker, it has to be Viktor Blom, aka &#8220;Isildur1&#8221; in online poker. The amazing 22-year-old Swede has done it again, taking down the $1,096,200 first place finish in the 2013 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) $10K Main Event. \u00a0That makes three SCOOP titles for the Nordic <em>wunderkind<\/em>, and certainly places him in a pantheon of online poker players whose skills seem to be almost unbeatable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong Field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Talent aside, Blom still had to fight off a strong field of experienced high-stakes players, including four who hit the final table with him:\u00a0Mike \u201cmunchenHB\u201d Telker,\u00a0Ravi \u201cgovshark2\u2033 Raghavan, Sergio \u201czcedrick\u201d Aido, and PokerStars Pro Team player Noah &#8220;Exclusive&#8221; Boeken. Put them altogether, and it sounds like a poker hit squad.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it was down to Boeken and Blom; like two worthy adversaries in a Greek myth, as Blom represents Full Tilt as a pro himself. \u00a0Blom entered the fray down by a 3-1 chip disadvantage to Boeken; but this is where sheer talent and a refusal to die on the fields of green felt worked in Blom&#8217;s behalf. Small pot after small pot added up to more and more chip stacks, until finally patience brought him a huge pot, and control of the heads up match from that point forward. \u00a0Don&#8217;t weep too much for Boeken though; second place earned him an $803,300 payday, so not too shabby. Depending on what kind of brutal tax structure he goes home to, anyway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Finishes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the final table wins were cmontopdeck in third place for $591,600; Mike &#8220;munchenHB&#8221; Telker in fourth for $446,600; and Sergio &#8220;zcedrick&#8221; Aido and Ravi &#8220;govshark2&#8221; Raghavan, in fifth and sixth respectively, for $313,200 and $246,500.<\/p>\n<p>For Blom, this is becoming a habit; just a year ago in May, he took down the SCOOP\u00a0#2-Med No-Limit Hold &#8217;em tournament, winning $247,200; then the next day, won the\u00a0SCOOP #3-High No-Limit Hold &#8217;em Rebuy event for $160,000.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps his handle should be Viktor &#8220;Victor&#8221; Blom; for certain, to the Viktor go the spoils.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there has ever been someone to speak for the &#8220;skill vs. luck&#8221; component in poker, it has to be Viktor Blom, aka &#8220;Isildur1&#8221; in online poker. 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