Isildur1 takes $112,000 off Eugene Katchalov
Isildur1 Viktor Blom wins in the PokerStars SuperStar Showdown...again
| by Alligator Blood |  February, 14th 2011 |
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Above: Isildur1 Viktor Blom defeats Eugene Katchalov in another hand
Isildur1 Viktor Blom destroyed Eugene Katchalov in the 4th SuperStar Showdown match on PokerStars last night.
Isildur, 20, took $111,750 off the Ukraine-born pro, playing as 'MyRabbitFoo' in a devastating display of super-aggressive online poker.
It means the young Swede has won three of the four SuperStar Showdown clashes so held far, making an overall profit of $166,065.
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He pocketed $51,596 by beating Daniel Cates, aka Jungleman12, and taking $44k off Aussie loudmouth Tony G. He only lost his first battle against Isaac Haxton, losing $41,700.
Katchalov, 29, boasts more than $6m in live tournament winnings was expected to be a formidable opponent for Isildur1.
But, after a quiet start in which barely any chips were exchanged, the youngster began to take control - and never looked back.
It was around the 40 minute mark that, holding K♥Q♥, Katchalov min-raised to $200 and Blom three-bet to $800 with 6♥9♥. Katchalov called and they saw a K♦7♦6♦ flop. Blom led out for $1,000 and Katchalov smooth-called.
The 6♠ on the turn was enough for Blom to make it $2,400 to go. Katchalov shoved for $8,350 and Blom called, the river falling the J♣ to give him the $20,300 pot.
Katchalov briefly ground his way back and found himself with a slender lead after an hour-and-a-half, but when play moved to a fifth table, Blom moved up a gear and made an incredible five-bet, shoving before the flop with T♥7♥. Katchalov made the call with pocket jacks and raked in a $30,500 pot.
But within minutes Katchalov made his own preflop five-bet shove with pocket eights only to run headlong into Blom's pocket aces - and Isildur was ahead again.
A fascinating hand - shown above - followed, when both players hit the flop hard in a $29,900 pot. But Katchalov missed his club flush draw on both streets and Isildur's set of fives held to give him a commanding lead.
The final hand of the match was a real cooler. With Blom holding $70,250 to Katchalov's $10,600 on Table 2, Blom five-bet shoved preflop with A♥A♦ and Katchalov called with J♦J♥.
The board brought no help for Katchalov, Blom finishing six figure winner.
Blom acknowledged in the chat box afterwards that he had been lucky and hit a lot of cards. Katchalov was gracious in defeat - if a hundred grand or so lighter.
Isildur1's next match in the SuperStar Showdown will be against DodgyFish72 on February 27 at 15:00 ET.
