1. Viktor Blom's rise to fame drew considerable attention around the poker world in late 2009, when he took part in all ten of the largest pots in online poker history.
13 Facts About Viktor Blom
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Viktor Blom parted ways with PokerStars in August 2012 and was quickly signed-up by Full Tilt Poker on 15 October 2012, along with rival high-stakes player Tom Dwan.
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Viktor Blom was first introduced to poker by his older brother at 14 years old.
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Viktor Blom played no-limit Texas hold'em heads-up for a few days with his brother before teaching a few of his friends.
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Viktor Blom then collected all the money onto one site and took on the higher buy-in cash games and sit n gos.
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Viktor Blom then built up a bankroll and deposited $3,000 onto the same site.
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Viktor Blom played high buy-in sit n gos and started to win more and more money.
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Viktor Blom deposited 10,000 SEK and decided to stick to heads-up no-limit Hold'em.
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Viktor Blom discussed his plans with a friend and off he went.
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Viktor Blom had actually won over $200,000 in just two days of play.
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Viktor Blom's winnings hovered at the $2 million mark until 8 December 2009, when he played Brian Hastings for five hours.
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In May 2013, Viktor Blom won the SCOOP Main Event $10,300 buy-in for over $1 million.
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Since signing with PokerStars in 2011, Viktor Blom has been paying more attention to live tournaments.