Any list of top players over the past decade would certainly have Isildur1 – known in the real world as Viktor Blom – near the top. The Swedish online pro is best known for playing nosebleed stakes heads-up cash games, but he has also had tremendous success in a limited number of live tournament appearances as well.
The legend of Isildur1 begins with tales of a previously unknown player, known only by his username, playing at the highest stakes online in late 2009. He continued playing anonymously – enduring some wild swings along the way – in high stakes NL Hold’em and PLO games for over a year before he revealed his identity at the PCA in early 2011.
While Blom’s exploits as Isildur1 remain legendary online, he has also had success on the live tournament scene, despite never having played a full schedule. In 2012, he won a $100K buy-in Super High Roller event for over $1.25M, and most recently, in February 2018, he took down the €5,300 partypoker MILLIONS Germany Main Event, pocketing €850,000. His win in the MILLIONS included a lot of amazing play, but his hero call holding 
on a 
board to win the event has already been called the Hand of the Century. That name may be hyperbole, but nevertheless it’s an astonishing hand of poker to take down a major championship. Watch:
