The poker legend known as Isildur1 has conquered both the sphere of the Internet and real-life poker. For a long time, the real identity of this outstanding player was concealed. However, when he started to crash live events, the name of Viktor Blom became famous in the gambling world. His high bets and aggressive tactics brought him the fame of a ruthless player, who can raise the stakes and get on the competitor’s nerves. Every time he appears at the major tournaments some of the historical wins happen, and usually, it’s him who delivers them.
This young Swedish punter always thinks over his performances. It is hard to catch him for a word, but when you are lucky to have a talk with this extraordinary man, there is so much to discuss! Here you can find all Viktor Blom’s interviews to get acquainted with his success and his thoughts on the game, and, for sure, isildur1’s interviews will leave no poker fan indifferent. This player can lose $4 million overnight and cash out $6 million in another tournament the next day without any problem. The sky is the limit for him, and there is so much you can learn from Isildur1 when you look through his conversations with journalists. Take some time and do the research about one of the most popular online poker stars of our time!
Interview for RU.PokerNews about high stakes in Full Tilt Poker (Russian version). 2006
Interview for RU.PokerNews about the $4 million loss to Brian Hastings. (Russian version), 2009
Exclusive interview for the Swedish “Aftonbladet” newspaper. (Russian version), 2011
The true identity of Isildur1 is disclosed. (Russian version), 2011
Viktor Blom for the “Scanorama” magazine. (Russian version), 2011
Exclusive interview for the “BLUFF Europe”. (Russian version), 2011
Extract from the Viktor Blom’s blog. (Russian version), 2012
Viktor Blom about his plans for the SCOOP in 2012. (Russian version)
Viktor Blom’s one of the first interviews in 2013 (Swedish version)
ProPoker interview with Viktor Blom. (Russian version), 2013
Poker Guru Blog interview with Viktor Blom about his true identity
Isildur1: “Practice is far more important than theory”, 2017
Viktor Blom’s interview at Battle Royale Sit & Go, organized by Unibet in London, March 2017
The High Stakes interview after the Battle Royale Sit & Go, London 2017