Two of today's well known players – Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu are challenged by the high stakes online poker to play against each other. On their first poker match last week, Isildur1 destroyed Negreanu but on their final match, luck has turned on the other side. It's Kid Poker who won the challenge and Isildur1 found himself on the losing end as Kid Poker fall heavily back to finish challenge consisting of two part. He ended up losing $26,500 when all has been done.
While the superstar showdown may invoke images of the “durrr challenge”, there are some variances. The SurperStar showdown is intended as a one – time high stakes match where contenders stand as an opponent of Isildur1 in a heads – up match of 2,500 hands (as contrary to the “durrr challenge”, which is 50,000 hands and can end over several months or years.
The competition is played across four tables of $50/$100 or higher no limit hold'em and or pot – limit Omaha, it depends of the competitor's liking. The player who shows earnings at the end of the match or who felts his / her opponent in the process is the winner. Furthermore, the Supersrtar showdown matches are declared in advance, therefore poker fans can enjoy the live action on PokerStars, unlike the “durrr challenge” which has been incompatible. Blom and Negreanu decided to double their first match by playing four tables of heads – up no limit hold'em in this specific match.
According to the HighStakesDB.com, the initial half of the match, luck is on Isildur1's side, so much that Kid Poker later said caused him to “smash everything in the room”. After more or less 1200 hands, Isildur1 was up $120,000 and Kid Poker's supporters were already losing their hope. As the game goes on, luck proved to be a swingy one. Amazingly, exactly when the halfway point was hit, the cards started to fall in Kid Poker's favor. At the final table, Negreanu was able to storm back to balance with just 141 hands remaining, finally taking the lead, ending the challenge with a $26,500 profit.
HighStakesDB.com also stated that both players showed true sportsmanship all through the highly praised challenge.
Isildur1 played much without his true identity being known all through 2010. On December, he exclusively signed on with PokerStars. PokerStars later unveil Isildur1 as the young Swedish poker genius, Viktor Blom.
Kid Poker, until just a few weeks ago, was the all time winning poker player in terms of live circuit cash outs. Kid Poker's nature of being outspoken made him one of the most controversial personality on the poker world.
* This article is excerpted and summarized from the the articles featuring the final match of the two most recognized poker player today - Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Daniel “Kid Poker” at the SuperStars Showdown which can be found at the official website of gambling911.com and pokernews.com
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