{"id":3859,"date":"2011-01-12T12:40:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-12T07:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2019-05-13T10:14:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T04:44:09","slug":"isildur1s-first-two-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/isildur1s-first-two-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Isildur1\u2019s First Two Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

The quote of the week comes from the man revealed to be the mysterious Isildur1<\/a>, Viktor Blom, describing how he got into online poker:<\/p>\n

\n

I deposited $2,000 and within three weeks I had two million.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ah, well, that’s the dream there, neatly encapsulated, isn’t it? It’s quite believable, actually, though there is no way Blom could have turned 2k into 2 million in that time if he practised disciplined bankroll management, so it’s quite clear that he played above the limits he should have, and got struck by the lucky side of variance. He’s experienced swings both ways since, but if the variance had worked against him at the start, who’s to say if Isildur1 would even exist?<\/p>\n

That said, he’s obviously bloody good. And he’s just 20. Scary…<\/p>\n

*  *  *<\/p>\n

In other poker news, here’s a charming post<\/a> by one of my favourite players, Daniel Negreanu, on how he missed most of his 2010 poker goals. <\/p>\n

His first goal for 2011 was get back on the all-time money-leader list, and he’s already achieved<\/a> that with his second-place finish in the PCA Super High Roller tourney. Studness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The quote of the week comes from the man revealed to be the mysterious Isildur1<\/a>, Viktor Blom, describing how he got into online poker:<\/p>\n

\n

I deposited $2,000 and within three weeks I had two million.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ah, well, that’s the dream there, neatly encapsulated, isn’t it? It’s quite believable, actually, though there is no way Blom could have turned 2k into 2 million in that time if he practised disciplined bankroll management, so it’s quite clear that he played above the limits he should have, and got struck by the lucky side of variance. He’s experienced swings both ways since, but if the variance had worked against him at the start, who’s to say if Isildur1 would even exist?<\/p>\n

That said, he’s obviously bloody good. And he’s just 20. Scary…<\/p>\n

*  *  *<\/p>\n

In other poker news, here’s a charming post<\/a> by one of my favourite players, Daniel Negreanu, on how he missed most of his 2010 poker goals. <\/p>\n

His first goal for 2011 was get back on the all-time money-leader list, and he’s already achieved<\/a> that with his second-place finish in the PCA Super High Roller tourney. Studness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nIsildur1\u2019s First Two Million - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/isildur1s-first-two-million\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Isildur1\u2019s First Two Million - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The quote of the week comes from the man revealed to be the mysterious Isildur1, Viktor Blom, describing how he got into online poker: I deposited $2,000 and within three weeks I had two million. Ah, well, that’s the dream there, neatly encapsulated, isn’t it? 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