The rematch between Isaac Haxton and Viktor Blom in the SuperStar Showdown took almost 3 days longer to complete than it was originally scheduled for, but when the 2,500th hand had finally been decided, Isaac Haxton was deemed the victor.

The SuperStar Showdown is essentially PokerStars’ answer to the Durrr Challenges that were run back in the days of Full Tilt Poker. Isildur1 (Viktor Blom) is PokerStars’ king of the hill, looking for challengers to attempt to unseat him. The challenger gets 2,500 hands or as many as it takes to bust the pre-determined bankroll to see who can finish in the black. One must play Blom on 4 tables at once at stakes at least as high as $50/$100 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em or Pot Limit Omaha. Anyone can challenge Blom just by sending an email to PokerStars, and there are even satellite tournaments to gain entry into the Showdown with a complimentary bankroll.

Haxton, who goes by philivey2694 on Stars, was the first one to challenge Isildur1 back at the end of 2010, making him the bookend challenger at the moment. Haxton took that match as well, so now it can be said that Isildur1 has lost his first and last SuperStar Showdown to date.

But that stat is astoundingly misleading as Isildur1 has been completely dominant throughout this promotion, boasting a 9-3 record against prominent poker names like Daniel Negreanu, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates and Tony G. That’s not an empty record, either. If anything, it understates his dominance because his cashes have been much bigger than his losses. That 2010 falter to Haxton was his biggest loss at $41,701, whereas he’s had 3 scores of $150,000, busting his opponents’ bankroll before the 2,500th hand was even reached. Blom, in fact, was riding back-to-back KOs, spanning almost three-forth of a year before this most recent loss. All things told, he’s up $646,578 over the course of this challenge!

But if anyone has the fight to dethrone Blom, then it’s New York City native Isaac Haxton. The “Lizard King” didn’t let Black Friday thwart his poker career, as he moved to Malta, and a record-breaking rain storm that made him lose his internet connection this past Sunday wasn’t going to dampen his ambitions to take down Isildur1.

They rescheduled for Tuesday, keeping the current stack sizes and scoreboard intact, and so the table was set. Haxton was the sage veteran at 24-years old, but he was restarting the match with only 1,808 hands to make up for an almost $100,000 deficit. The stakes were double the normal amount at $100/$200, so he was still in the mix of things, but it was going to take some solid play. Haxton made quick work of the deficit, though, and managed to pile on enough big winners to get an $80,000 lead at one point in the match. In the end, the large swings were an anomaly, and the doubled stakes irrelevant; the final advantage was one of the closest decisions in the short history of the SuperStar Showdown with Haxton hanging on to $5,093 win.

This win solidifies Haxton’s unique standing as the only player to have positive winnings through this promotion. The only other single-showdown winner, Daniel Negraneau, lost $150,000 in the first bout and only managed $26,500 of those losses back in the rematch.

Isildur1 has a quick turn around before his next match against Alex “Kanu7” Millar, which will take place on March 18th at 12PM. Be sure to tune in to see one of the most infamous, action-hungry and unorthodox players in the game try to get back on track against the lesser-known, yet definitively-formidable Millar.