Viktor “Isildur1” Blom haw nine recorded wins and four losses in PokerStars SuperStar Showdown since the first match took place in December 2010. Blom has more than $540K to show for profits over 13 matches and 11 opponents. Thus far, Isaac “philivey2694” Haxton has faced off against Blom twice.
In the first Blom vs. Haxton Showdown at $50/$100 stakes, Haxton profited over $41K. In the second battle between Blom and Haxton that took place a year later, at $100/$200 stakes Haxton ended up with a $5K+ profit, after recovering from a $100K deficit.
Obviously, Blom has a score to settle, since Haxton is the only player he’s lost to in the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown (see a complete history of Showdowns at the bottom). In healtkhy competition, the two have scheduled a third session in which both players will put up $500K. Winner will take all.
Unlike previous showdowns, in this Showdown, there will be no 2,500-hand cap, but rather the two players will compete on four $200/$400 NL tables for four hours per day until one player has lost it all. This may remind some of the Durrrr Challenge. Let’s hope the Blom/Haxton Showdown will actually finish though.
The $1 Million SuperStar Showdown began yesterday. Fans can watch form the virtual rails by logging onto PokerStars then “Search for a Team PokerStars Pro” to locate the players.
Since January 2011, Blom is up more than $1 million at PokerStars, while Haxton is up more than $700K.
PokerStars Showdown History
December 19, 2012: Isaac “philivey2694” Haxton; Blom loses by $41,701
January 2, 2011: Antanas “Tony G” Guoga; Guoga loses by $44,280
January 30, 2011: Daniel “w00ki3z” Cates; Cates loses by $51,196
February 13, 2011: Eugene “MyRabbiFoo” Katchalov; Katchalov loses by $111,750
February 27, 2011: Attila “DodgyFish72” Gulcsik; Gulcsik loses by $10
March 20, 2011: Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu (Part 1); Negreanu loses by $150,000
March 27, 2011: Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu (Part 2): Negreanu loses by $26,500
April 3, 2011: Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer (Part 1); Blom loses by $5,425
April 10, 2011: Scott “urnotindangr” Palmer (Part 2); Palmer loses by $66,607
April 24, 2011: “Mastermixus”; Mastermixus loses by $1,279
June 19, 2011: Rui “PepperoniF” Cao; Cao loses $150,000
March 11, 2012: Isaac Haxton – Incomplete
