Isildur1 was spotted at the Full Tilt poker tables this past week; far from his usual nosebleed stakes Isildur1 was playing $50/$100 and $100/$200 against Jungleman12 and URnotINdanger2. Despite playing far lower than usual, his mere presence at the Full Tilt Poker tables was enough to get the high-stakes rail-birds talking. In an uneventful match against Jungleman12, Isildur1 ended up on the plus side to the tune of around $25k. The big pot came when Isildur1 made a tough callRead Full Article

A few days after word broke that Isildur1 would be attending the Party Poker Big Game IV, Dusty “Leatherass” Schmidt –a monster name in the online poker world, but far less known in the world of brick & mortar poker—has also been added to the lineup. According to Poker News Daily, Schmidt made the announcement on Jesse May’s show “The Poker Show”. The addition of “Leatherass” will likely pull even more attention to the Big Game IV on the

Party Poker had a major press release on Wednesday when it announced that the mystery man who uses the online handle Isildur1 will pull up a chair for their televised cash game, The Big Game IV. The news comes on the heels of a blog entry by Party Poker spokesman Tony G where he literally pleaded with the anonymous Swede to take part in the game; going so far to assure his continued secrecy by not revealing his name andRead Full Article

The online phantom player ‘Isildur1‘ who has been creating a stir within the high stakes online poker scene at Full Tilt Poker has once again managed to get his name into the media spotlight, even though this time he’s not actually caused the attention himself. With the announcement that Party Poker are set to host Big Game IV, Tony G who heads up the Party Poker professional player roster has spoken out on the

At the end of 2009, when Isildur1was on a massive downswing after torching the high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker for over $6 million in profit, it was Brian Hastings who delivered the Coup-De-Gras to the Swedish poker pro in the form of a $4 million win. While the two have played sporadically since that fateful day they haven’t clashed in a long session since. That was until yesterday, when the two played a 2,776 session of PLO. The matchRead Full Article

The high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker have been very busy as of late, and two of the biggest names in online poker had cause to celebrate when all was said and done. And as usual, at the center of the high-stakes action was the mystery-man known as Isildur1; whether it’s to announce a huge win, or a huge loss, Isildur1 is always involved. Tom “durrrr” Dwan was able to continue his winning ways in 2010 by taking over $1Read Full Article

2010 is shaping up to be a very interesting year in online poker; Tom “durrrr” Dwan is back to form; the Dang brothers, URInDanger and trex313, are both playing and as usual winning; Isildur1 is being, well, Isildur1; and Alexander “postflopaction” Kostritsyn is on fire. Everything seems to revolve around isildur1 these days. If the Swede is playing it seems to bring the other pros out of the woodwork, and not because Isildur1 is a fish, or easy money, itRead Full Article

For the second straight week a player on High Stakes Poker has been felted, losing their initial $200,000 buy-in. In week one it was the poker pro everyone loves to hate, Phil Hellmuth who went busto: Week two of the popular television show saw Andreas Hoivold take an early exit from the game. In the most interesting hand of the evening viewers were able to get a glimpse of the ultra-aggressive style of play that has taken hold at theseRead Full Article

True to his Modus Operandi, Isildur1’s return to the high stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker have seen two huge wins followed by an even bigger loss. After lighting up a who’s who list of online poker including Justin Bonomo, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, and Brian Hastings in his first two days back at the nosebleed tables the mysterious online poker player from Sweden’s bankroll took a massive hit. According to Highstakesdb.com, the day started with a shortRead Full Article

A couple of months ago a player known only as Isildur1 appeared from literally nowhere and began playing the biggest names in online poker at the highest stakes available. In less than two weeks he had used his hyper-aggressive style to win over $5,000,000, most of it from Tom “durrrr” Dwan, but in roughly the same time he managed to lose the entire amount plus another $2,000,000 besides! His biggest loss occurred when he played Brian “Stinger” Hastings, a topRead Full Article