Blom Wins $500K Online During World Series Of PokerDecision Not To Attend WSOP Turned Out To Be A Good One |
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Despite not coming to the 2014 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Swedish poker pro Viktor Blom won roughly $500,000 during the span of the summer Series.
Blom was the second largest winner over the period, trailing only punting-peddler, who had more than $550,000 in profits. The games were quieter than normal, thanks to many of the game’s top online pros being in Las Vegas trying to capture a bracelet.
Online superstars who were present at the 2014 WSOP include Dan Cates, Scott Palmer, Phil Galfond, Gus Hansen, Ola Amundsgard, Doug Polk, Isaac Haxton, among others.
Polk won a bracelet, while Palmer made a very deep run in the main event by finishing in 19th. Polk also won a $100,000 buy-in high roller event at Bellagio this summer.
Ben “Sauce1234” Sulsky apparently skipped the entire WSOP, which turned out to be a good decision for him as well, as he was up around $260,000 from late May to Mid-July. Sulsky came to the WSOP in 2013 and squared off in a heads-up match against Phil Galfond.
While the pots were massive at the Rio ($15 million up for grabs in the $1 million buy-in One Drop, for example), the largest pot played online while WSOP tournaments were going on was a $275,000 hand won by Denoking at $300-$600 no-limit hold’em. The unknown player flopped a set of fours and got paid off by SanIker.
Despite the profits for Blom, he is in the hole $1.3 million on the year. The losses in 2014 have put him at a $3 million deficit lifetime on Full Tilt Poker, the site he calls home.
Blom’s results through the mid-point of 2014 are bad, but are arguably even worse considering he was up more than $2 million back in February. His swings are vicious.
Hansen, who has taken more than a month off from playing, is still down $3.5 million on the year, which is the worst among all the nosebleed grinders.
The Dane is still down more than $18 million lifetime on the Full Tilt software.
All figures via HighstakesDB.
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