They can learn his play style, and find out when he is likely to be making bluff all ins so they know when to call. That's how they beat him, basically.
Loads of respect for blom to be able to handle a 4mill downswing in one session and bounce back from it. I think i would have choked on my own barth after staring at the computer screen for about 3 hours first. Sick shit.
I was going to say the production value of this video is amazing and whoever did it should be working in Hollywood. But then I read this was part of a movie, so I guess that makes sense.
That was rad. Takes me back to the good old days...when my poker pals and I first discovered Isildur1 and his real name was still unknown, we'd stay up for days and crunch out endless streams of prop bets while watching the insanity that was Blom's initial run. Fun times...
Isildur1 was destined for fame, But in the beginning he was only a name, Rolled for the big game, or so it would seem, many believed he was a fish with a dream. Perfectly willing to gamble his proceeds He bought a full stack and sat at the nosebleeds. It took no time at all for the Sharks to resurface, Fresh blood in the water, they attacked him with purpose. But to their surprise this fish fought back: He was fearless, aggressive and on the attack. The railbirds took notice of this mysterious newbe Who bested all comers as if doing his duty. His bankroll increased with no signs of slowing, He acquired more fans, his legend was growing. There seemed like no limits to the heights he could climb, Who the hell was he: the best of all time? The only way Isildur could prove such a thing Was to increase the stakes and challenge the King. The king of Full-Tilt was a genius named Durrrr, who won millions of dollars from the best of the world. Many believed he would [cannot understand] the end to Isildur's phenomenal chip-winning trend. They loaded six tables and neither was frightened to fight to the death: a clash of the titans The action was fast, the swings were so massive, a marathon session for five weeks had lasted. For durrrr and his railbirds total surprise, the mysterious swede had been his demise. The news was delivered by the internet callers: Isildur beat him out of five million dollars! Who could believe such an incredulous thing in the blink of an eye? We had a new king. But heavy is the head that wears the crown: Always someone plotting to take you down. enrolled en quenelle was a young man named Stinger: An Omaha expert, a dangerous ringer. Immersed in his studies he spotted a seat alone And sat his book down to take a shot at the throne. The match was exciting, spanning multiple tables the railbirds engrossed in the unfolding falble. Stinger was winning more than his share, pot after pot: it hardly seemed fair. Four hours later the damage was done, Isildur quitted, Stinger had won! The most notable thing was the remarkable sum: four million dollars in only four hours? Isildur was busted and robbed of his powers. The legend of Isildur was a reminder to all that the bigger they come, the harder they fall. Poker can be generous, rewarding and fun But always beware of flying to close to the sun.
I watched these sessions and I miss those dayz. Watching hours of 20k flips between 6-9 people,Gus spewing to everyone,Durrr vs Ivey HU. Why did that have to end?
PANTTERA1959 The US government happened. Only way for online poker to return to where it was is for online poker to fully return to the US (definitely possible in the next 10 years), for an amateur with a great personality to win the main event (could have been John Hesp if he ended up taking it down a couple years ago), or for a woman to win the Main Event (also fully feasible, there are some female poker players who are sickos)
Yeah, he used hand histories and cooperated with 2 other pros to take isildur1 down. He got banned eventually, both him and the other guys. Isildur1 himself stated that during this session something was different.(He had played against hastings in the past).
The video showing stinger88 aka Brian Hastings studying a book is a bit misleading as he was studying isildur1 hand history with a help from a fellow player and full tilt admin Brian Townsend...
damn memories... this guy had me inspired when i was younger took my whole bankroll went to $5/$10 tables ran it up over a wk then went busto in 5hrs lmao young and dumb
great work , but the story is incomplete. They forgot about the battles with Patrik Antonius, Brian Towsend, Phil Galfond, Phil Ivey, the biggest pot in online history, etc...
I used to watch their games @ Full Tilt. PS just isn't the same. Remember ecpecially one game With Ilsidur, Gus, Phil Ivey and Phil Helmuth. They had between them and playing 5.5 mill $. I love poker!
At the end of the day it took hasting AND town send to beat him. Not 1 but 2 opponents using 1 account. Hilarious. Just goes to show how good / strong / isildur was at such a young age
he is not broke or done...right now as i am writing he is playing 200/400 omaha on riggedstars....he still plays like crazy...he won 2 pots going all in on the flop , wining like 160.000$ in 2 hands...plays against sauce123 at 4 tables .
+bohemia187 try bovada poker. it is basically impossible to increase any kind of bankroll on there. you build it up it goes right back down. after doing research on hand histories played there, some very fishy shit is going on there with those cards and deals
Who ever produced this video is seriously talented. I can watch this over and over and it never gets old.
Tom Buikema if i'm not wrong, it was pr1nnyraid aka Krantz, or at least was involved
fr
facts
i watch this video once every few years always as good, wow
This is brilliant, I remember watching all this on Fulltilt back then, it really is stuff of legend.
The glorification of a degenerate cool vid tho
@@up2me967poker geniuses actually
I loved the narration.... Such a poetic story-teller...
This video is sick ! Could watch it for hours and hours !!
And Sucking a dick ! And sniffing flowers and flowers !!
Just doing some poetry. :D
it took 3 'poker pros' collecting 50000 of his previous hands and colluding to beat him. They left that part out lol
What does collecting his previous hands do?
They can learn his play style, and find out when he is likely to be making bluff all ins so they know when to call. That's how they beat him, basically.
he is a pro donkey
not to mention he wasn’t a PLO expert
Yeah I can't believe those scumbags got away with that. Should have been prosecuted and sued for fraud.
This was absolutely epic. Just like witnessing the 2009 FTP madness as it was happening.
Still the greatest poker video of all time
He is up the most this year again though.
He was rich untill an admin account fucked him up ;)
You forgot to say it took 3 pro players and buying more than 50.000 hands record from isildur1 to take that money from him and yet he's still rich
i second that
Viktor only remains in profit because he got 100k a month from stars between 2013-2014. Viktor is a net loser online
Thats how highstakes stars/ft cash games have and always will work.
as if any of you would suddenly be able to beat isildur1 if you had a sample of 50K hands.. what nonsense.
I would because IM GOD.
BLESS YOU MY SON
This is a great video! Viktor Blom has definitely solidified his legacy in poker!
This video is legendary good!!
Damn great video...miss those days especially Full Tilt's software..too bad it had to end the way it did
Stinger cheated Viktor though. Him and his buddies running all his hands through a database to track his patterns.
stinger just ran massively over EV, thats it, isildur1 obv tilted in the end like everyone would
@@majestic8326 They broke Ftp terms and conditions but they got a slap on the wrist. Isildur got cheated though for sure.
@@majestic8326 yup like 3.3 m8ll or something crazy
Loads of respect for blom to be able to handle a 4mill downswing in one session and bounce back from it. I think i would have choked on my own barth after staring at the computer screen for about 3 hours first. Sick shit.
what 50000 hands told them about isildur. if he goes all in and you have a pair - call
Wow awesome Video..I really like the presentation style..5 star
I was going to say the production value of this video is amazing and whoever did it should be working in Hollywood. But then I read this was part of a movie, so I guess that makes sense.
You left out the part where they cheated to beat him...
yep. not good :/
who/how?
***** Brian Hastings (Stinger) & others I think, I really don't know the full details. You can probably look it up somewhere....
*****
basically they all worked together (with hand histories) to come up with a strat to beat him.
twistedfocus100
how is that cheating?
I remember those times with admiration! probably the best poker player in the history for me regarding skills, just not very good management.
This video is so brilliant! I get shivers every time i watch it!
Still watching this video in 2024!
this video is so awesome
That was rad.
Takes me back to the good old days...when my poker pals and I first discovered Isildur1 and his real name was still unknown, we'd stay up for days and crunch out endless streams of prop bets while watching the insanity that was Blom's initial run.
Fun times...
Great video, great story. AND GREAT MUSIC
Isildur1 was destined for fame,
But in the beginning he was only a name,
Rolled for the big game,
or so it would seem,
many believed he was a fish with a dream.
Perfectly willing to gamble his proceeds
He bought a full stack and sat at the nosebleeds.
It took no time at all for the Sharks to resurface,
Fresh blood in the water, they attacked him with purpose.
But to their surprise this fish fought back:
He was fearless, aggressive and on the attack.
The railbirds took notice of this mysterious newbe
Who bested all comers as if doing his duty.
His bankroll increased with no signs of slowing,
He acquired more fans, his legend was growing.
There seemed like no limits to the heights he could climb,
Who the hell was he: the best of all time?
The only way Isildur could prove such a thing
Was to increase the stakes and challenge the King.
The king of Full-Tilt was a genius named Durrrr,
who won millions of dollars from the best of the world.
Many believed he would [cannot understand] the end
to Isildur's phenomenal chip-winning trend.
They loaded six tables and neither was frightened to fight to the death:
a clash of the titans
The action was fast, the swings were so massive,
a marathon session for five weeks had lasted.
For durrrr and his railbirds total surprise,
the mysterious swede had been his demise.
The news was delivered by the internet callers:
Isildur beat him out of five million dollars!
Who could believe such an incredulous thing in the blink of an eye?
We had a new king.
But heavy is the head that wears the crown:
Always someone plotting to take you down.
enrolled en quenelle was a young man named Stinger:
An Omaha expert, a dangerous ringer.
Immersed in his studies he spotted a seat alone
And sat his book down to take a shot at the throne.
The match was exciting, spanning multiple tables
the railbirds engrossed in the unfolding falble.
Stinger was winning more than his share,
pot after pot: it hardly seemed fair.
Four hours later the damage was done,
Isildur quitted, Stinger had won!
The most notable thing was the remarkable sum:
four million dollars in only four hours?
Isildur was busted and robbed of his powers.
The legend of Isildur was a reminder to all
that the bigger they come, the harder they fall.
Poker can be generous, rewarding and fun
But always beware of flying to close to the sun.
gargar your video is really amazing, its rare to see such well made things this days.
He is making final tables consistently of pokerstars biggest tournaments this kid an play
isildur and durrr best times for online poker.
Id say durrrr and blom are about even. Both incredible players.
Props to the writer and production crew. Great video :)
I watched these sessions and I miss those dayz. Watching hours of 20k flips between 6-9 people,Gus spewing to everyone,Durrr vs Ivey HU. Why did that have to end?
PANTTERA1959 The US government happened. Only way for online poker to return to where it was is for online poker to fully return to the US (definitely possible in the next 10 years), for an amateur with a great personality to win the main event (could have been John Hesp if he ended up taking it down a couple years ago), or for a woman to win the Main Event (also fully feasible, there are some female poker players who are sickos)
must be nice being able to play high stakes poker and being able to see ur opponents cards
This should truly have more views.
Didn't Hastings buy a huge amount of hand histories to cheat in that match?
+Josh L yes its bullshit
+WoundrousMindTrick It is cheating since it's against the TOS
Yeah, he used hand histories and cooperated with 2 other pros to take isildur1 down.
He got banned eventually, both him and the other guys.
Isildur1 himself stated that during this session something was different.(He had played against hastings in the past).
brian hastings and brian townsend reviewed hand histories and worked together sharing info
yeah thats true but the main problem was that isildur was not any good at plo and he played stinger at his own game
the good old times . always the best times
So epic.
...yeah I lol'd.
Beautifully done. Awesome job
wow haha what a production, this channel should have way more subscribers.
Isildur1 was barely 18 in 2009 when this shit happened, let that sink in
How many hours spended looking this epic battle! Great time 😢
The video showing stinger88 aka Brian Hastings studying a book is a bit misleading as he was studying isildur1 hand history with a help from a fellow player and full tilt admin Brian Townsend...
Anyone else feel like they're watching the start to the Grinch? lol
Ryan Carlson i thought it was off elf 😂
Those were the days, he came of nowhere and won and lost millions
Still came out 1 million ahead according to the video :D
You come at the king, you best not miss....
When you've got DJ Sensei in the chat box, you know the stakes are friggin high!!!!
nice video dude
Joey Koester fo rreals
Truly, a wonderful video.
Remember spectating on full tilt as a teen
Never forget Isildur1
This video is perfectly done...
i love the voice in this story ! and i live the story btw
isildur1 still crushin'
This is a really well produced video.
But the commentator forgot
To mention the plot
Isildur reraised me
But I had the nuts.
and thats what you call money laundering
This is created very well. Great dramatization
martonas was the original Isildur1. People forget about that guy, but he was every bit as fearless.
itstonymacaroni how about xwink?
damn memories... this guy had me inspired when i was younger took my whole bankroll went to $5/$10 tables ran it up over a wk then went busto in 5hrs lmao young and dumb
great work , but the story is incomplete. They forgot about the battles with Patrik Antonius, Brian Towsend, Phil Galfond, Phil Ivey, the biggest pot in online history, etc...
that was really good. thanks for that video
How the fuck have I not seen this before? KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELING!
Beautiful !!! Inspiring!!
Men I miss those days! April 15th 2011 crashed me, it took me years to cash my FullTilt bankroll. 7 years later we still can’t play poker in the US 😕👎
Thats like the only Good your goverment Ever did to You American fishes.
Still a legend!
i wondered if isildur has seen this
This was brilliant lol
that was just beautiful
Most aggressive online player period
My hero man... ❤️
You are such a genius
amazing video. brilliant
That was epic
Great work
i miss fulltilt so much :(
that was god mode. literally
Is there a specific name for this poetic presentation? I want to watch more like this.
Maybe The Best online Poker Player
This is so awesome.
good vid, shoulda had jungleman instead of stinger88 at the end. he's the real new champion.
I used to watch their games @ Full Tilt. PS just isn't the same. Remember ecpecially one game With Ilsidur, Gus, Phil Ivey and Phil Helmuth. They had between them and playing 5.5 mill $. I love poker!
well put together
SuperNuts! Nicely done vid!
Wow this is amazing
At the end of the day it took hasting AND town send to beat him. Not 1 but 2 opponents using 1 account. Hilarious. Just goes to show how good / strong / isildur was at such a young age
Excellent!
Fucking well produced ... Good job to whoever created this vid
amazing broo... huge vid!!!
They should make an interface like the one in this video for a online poker game
Great video...
Isildur made $1 million in May-June 2017 on stars. Could we see another insane story?
Well done!!
I can watch this every day for the remainder of my life. Best video in poker history by far...!
5 years later, i still love it
After Full tilt illegal activity
The Legend is doubtful
🤨
he is not broke or done...right now as i am writing he is playing 200/400 omaha on riggedstars....he still plays like crazy...he won 2 pots going all in on the flop , wining like 160.000$ in 2 hands...plays against sauce123 at 4 tables .
+calin vasile "riggedstars" salty?
+fr0g9 lol all because ur too much of a shit player to win doesnt mean its rigged
*****
Well yeah the rake is fucked but that doesnt mean u cant beat the games lmao
+bohemia187 try bovada poker. it is basically impossible to increase any kind of bankroll on there. you build it up it goes right back down. after doing research on hand histories played there, some very fishy shit is going on there with those cards and deals
Daily Scratcher
Yea i dont pay on those shit sites..
I stick to stars n ive been steadily increasing my bankroll for the past 6 months
That was great. nice one
Was this video made by the uploader? Kudos if it was, it's excellent. It deserves more views.
Deleted scene from "Bet Raise Fold" movie
What is this narrating style called? Just like the stanley parable if you know what i mean?
AWESOME ...thanks..
Can we get one these for OTB_redbaron I feel like he was the Isolde of the silver generation chafing the game.