Yesterday was another hard day at work for Viktor Blom, with over three thousand hands of high stakes action, and in honour of his work ethic, today's musical accompaniment is brought to you Nashville's finest; Dolly Parton. Again, the lyrics are relevant: "Working...

Viktor Blom is back at it, and yesterday saw him playing in the park. Sorry, I misread that, I meant Viktor was on swings and roundabout all day. Honest mistake. Today's sound track to Isildur1 Watch is brought to you by the lyrics of Plant and Page: "In the days of...

I'm starting to despair about my mate, Viktor Blom. He goes on some amazing heaters, wins lots of money, and then tilts it all away again by playing games he should know he's likely to lose in. It just feels that he's going crazy. I've spent the past 30 minutes...

Friday was a bit of a disappointment for Viktor Blom, losing a huge profit to a barely break – even day, but today Isildur1 definitely came prepared to play hard! During the course of the day Viktor played 4 game variants and by the end of the day ended up profiting...

My eclectic music tastes show themselves this week, as I've moved from Thin Lizzy, to the Magic Roundabout, to the funk of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to the desert rock of Queens of the Stone Age. Now we descend into the murky depths of my metal back catalogue, with...

Wow, and that pretty much sums up what i felt when i saw the results from yesterday's high stakes action involving, that and the lyrics from Queens of the Stone Age's track "First it Giveth": "Time goes by, Tables turn. Now I know. First it giveth, Then it taketh...

This week seems to have me with a much varied playlist of music. Yesterday was the theme from the Magic Roundabout, the day before was "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy. Today's little musical gem is brought to us by the Swedish Degen Society, and recent...

The only music going round in my head today is from The Magic Roundabout, and it's starting to send me crazy(ier). I had seem the action between Blom and Tom Dwan (more of which later) and all I could think of was that theme song. Ever since then, no matter what other...

It seems that the world is going to have to live without “Pseudo-Psycho Interactive Pokernomics.” I have been told by several by several serious scientific organisations, and I quote, to "...get bl**dy serious, and find something better to do with your life." So it...

The Scientific Pokernomic Unversity Reliant Taskforce (SPURT) is looking for funding to research “Pseudo-Psycho Interactive Pokernomics” to it's logical conclusion, unfortunately, we still haven't received our first dollar in funding. We really need to get SPURT...

It seems that established science isn't ready for the wonder that is “Pseudo-Psycho Interactive Pokernomics.” None of the institutions I have spoke to have offered me the millions of dollars I need to research this phenomenon in the detail it needs. How else am I...

I've been hard at work filling in grant applications to as many Science Departments of Universities as I can find in order to progress the game changing science of “Pseudo-Psycho Interactive Pokernomics,” but I've not had any response yet. The work is going slowly,...

The fledgling science of “Pseudo-Psycho Interactive Pokernomics” finally has some data for us to work with. Yesterday, Viktor Blom's day was certainly decisive, and we'll cover that in more depth a little later. This data will allow the new Scientific Pokernomic...

Yesterday, I refrained from offering any advice to Viktor Blom. the results are as yet inconclusive. So it looks like I may need to do it again, all in the name of science of course. I shall have to persevere in the new field of "Pseudo-Psycho Interactive Pokernomics"...

Today, I'm going to do my best not to offer advice to a world class player. No, really, I'm not going to mention stop loss strategy, playing only an "A" game against world class opponents and how a player should know when they are at a disadvantage. Instead, I'm going...

I really don't know what to do about Viktor Blom. It's not like I actually know the man, but as a big part of my life now seems to be following him around the internet, I feel partially responsible for him playing high stakes poker in front of us, entertaining the...

I'm seriously considering not offering any more advice to poker players. It seems that every time I offer some advice, the world ends. Well, not balls of sulphur falling from the skies, the Four Horsemen riding through the streets, and Justin Beiber being considered...

Amazingly, today's Islidur1 Watch doesn't come from inside either the local police cells, or a heavily guarded mental institution, and there isn't a hammer in sight today. Yes, my computer is behaving itself, and that allows me to bring you a rather special article...

After a few days off, Viktor Blom is back. Given the WSOP APAC started today, I'm guessing we'll be hearing a lot more about Viktor's shenanigans down under. I however may soon be gracing the front page of my local paper as "Local Man Beats Computer in Street with...

We interrupt your Easter Sunday munching of chocolate eggs top bring you news about the Swedish poker legend known around the world as Isildur1. While we have all been stuffing our faces with chocolate of dubious quality, Viktor Blom has been working, and in the past...

Today is a special Good Friday edition for the Isildur1 Watch, and I'm pretty sure Viktor Blom thinks it's a better day than yesterday. After the mercifully short session yesterday, Viktor put in a much bigger session. In 2514 hands over a session that was just short...

Not for the 1st time, I have to wonder if Viktor Blom reads my articles. On Tuesday, I finished off my article by suggesting that he should look at working on his game selection, and knowing when to quit a session when he wasn't playing his "A" game. Yesterday, Viktor...

I'm sat at my computer, huddled up in a blanket, trying to rid myself of the last of this flu, and I see Viktor Bom has played another impressively big session on Full Tilt. 2585 hands, over 12 hours. I grabbed a big mug of coffee, opened my word processor, and...

I have to apologise for not being around much over the past week, I have been laid low by a tiny microscopic organism, whose relatives infected around 500 Million people in 1918. Suffice to say, I've not been a well man. Viktor Blom, on the other hand, has been taking...

Today is a good day. Not only am I not hungover anymore (thank what ever deity you worship), but if you are an Isildur1 fan, there are some really encouraging signs, but more of those later on. Victor Blom put in another big session yesterday with 2696 hands played,...

Today, I look as green as the beer drunk by pseudo Irish all over the world last night during St Patrick's Day, so apologies if this isn't the best "Watch" of all time. I may have indulged a little too much last night. Someone who obviously wasn't out of the town last...

Today is St. Paddy Day, and I have an Irish Girlfriend, so I'm going to make this "Watch" as short and sweet as I can get away with. Viktor may have also been trying to finish his weekend early, as yesterday, he put in another decent volume day. With 2948 hands over...

With Viktor apparently made the break through with his FLO8 and 2-7TD games, he put in a massive session yesterday. Over a massive 16 hour session and 3958 hands, over 3 separate games. Based on this, I'm guessing he's not been taking my suggestions to concentrate on...

In yesterday's "watch," I talked about Viktor's A game, and when he's not playing it, to turn the poker client off. I don't know if Viktor reads this series, but yesterday he found his A game, and then some. Since starting this series I've discovered Viktor has...

I was expecting a nice calm day ahead of me, with nothing too much to report from Viktor Blom's online exploits. Then he busted out of PokerStars EPT London, when his open ended straight draw didn't get there against a set of tens. Within 2 minutes I was setting up...

I'm back! After a trip to the very cold capital of the UK, I'm back, and I have to start by thanking Filik for the great job he did cover the "Watch" while I was away. I can now say I have been in the presence of the great Viktor Blom, and he did not order his...

Yesterday was the big day, as Blom faced Elky in a three table HU match for 50 grand and the prestige of being the best pro’s out there along with teammates Tom Dwan and Gus Hansen. Unfortunately for the Full Tilt Pro’s, Team PokerStars came out on top in stunning...

With a big match ahead of him tomorrow, Vikto “Isildur1” Blom hit a few tables, apparently to warm up before battling Elky, one of the greatest tournament players of all time. Luck was on Bloms side as his final numbers for the day showed a $161k profit playing 2-7 TD...

I had to open my big mouth didn't I? After 2 spectacular days on the tables, Viktor Blom it seems has slipped back into losing ways. With my, admittedly very cheap, lawyer on speed dial, I'm going to risk the wrath of the Swedish God of Degenerate Poker Players, His...

I almost didn't want to write today's article. Given previous history after I have written articles about Viktor Blom, I don't want to jinx the man. I may not believe in luck, or jinxes per se, but the evidence has been mounting up. I'm pretty sure that yesterday's...

Ok everyone, keep calm. Viktor Blom has had. A. Good. Day. I don't want to jinx our Swedish hero, and based on what has happened every other time I've harped on after this has happened, his lawyers may have a case for a real world impact from my writing. Cause and...

All may not be well in Middle Earth. Isildur is not playing the nosebleed games, he's not playing massive sessions, and he's losing. Ok, the third one has been going on for well over a month now, but this is the 1st time Viktor Blom hasn't been taking on combat at the...

Isildur has been quiet for the last few days, too quiet if you ask me. He must be up to something. He's barely been online, and when he has been, he's been playing $25/$50 PLO tables, not his usual much higher fare. What has probably happened is he has contracted OFC...

I'm sat here, seriously contemplating commissioning a study into high stakes online poker players, and sleep loss. The reason? Viktor Blom. After I finished the last in this  series yesterday, he didn't stop playing. At least, not for another 8 hours. As I start...

Yesterday was a very interesting day. I discovered that bouncing a cheque to a bodyguard who is licensed to carry a gun is not a good idea, and Viktor Blom played a lot of poker, over a lot of tables, against a lot of people. Viktor is probably trying to play his way...

Last night, most gamblers were concentrating on a little event in New Orleans, where someone appeared to forget to pay the power bill, or something like that. I was intently multi screening, watching the action from the Superdome on one, while keeping an eye out for...