Play started at $50/$100 stakes on 2 NLHE and 2 PLO tables.
Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom
Hardly a minute into the session, the first all-in pot occurred: Blom called Cao’s preflop 3-bet in PLO and they shoved on the J 9 4 flop:
Cao: K Q 9 4
Blom: J 7 6 4
Turn: K
River: 8
Blom won with a flush.
Soon an all-in hand came along in NLHE as well: Cao 4-bet preflop with A Q , Blom called with T 8 , the flop came A J 4 and the stacks were in the middle. Although Blom’s flush draw was busted, the 7 turn and the 9 river gave him a runner-runner straight.
’Isildur1’ was up $59,800 after only 431 hands and had a $99,650 profit after 956; two thirds of Cao’s $150,000 challenge bankroll, in other words. Cao failed to even get close to the Pro, busting out on all four tables by the 2,257th hand. He shoved his last $11,988 on the 7 5 2 J board with K J 8 7 . Blom showed 9 9 5 5 and with the 9 river he made a set. Cao typed a polite “gg” in the chatbox and left.
Blom’s winning ratio currently is 8:2 in the SuperStar Showdown series and has accumulated a profit of over $500,000. Although it has not yet been announced officially, it has been indicated that WSOP champion Bertand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier would probably not decline an opportunity to face ‘Isildur1’.
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