DragTheBar Make Isildur Offer

#1 25th May 2010, 9:14 PM

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Mysterious online sensation offered $250,000 to join coaching team

Charlotte, NC (Vocus) May 25, 2010 -- Poker training site DragTheBar publicly announced today it is offering elusive online poker star Isildur1 a $250,000 contract to join its roster of coaches.

According to DragTheBar CEO Hunter Bick, included in press-shy Isildur1’s contract is an option to keep his identity a secret. In April, Isildur1 — who has never made a public appearance — supposedly said he would participate in a London-based, made-for-television event called PartyPoker’s Big Game IV, but he failed to show.

Bick said attempts to reach Isildur1 through conventional channels have been unsuccessful.

“We have no other way of reaching Isildur1 other than making a public offer,” Bick said. “He is a one of a kind player, and I think his unique thought process would be a huge addition to our site and add tremendous value for our members. He should know that we’ll keep his identity anonymous if he wants us to.”

Bick said that if he is interested, Isildur1 should transfer $5 to BeachJustice on Full Tilt and forward the transfer-receipt email with a message to coaching(at)dragthebar(dot)com. After contact is made, each party poker will sign a non-disclosure agreement.
The mysterious Isildur1 adrenalized the online poker world when he showed up on Full Tilt Poker in November 2009. Within weeks he was sitting with $1 million-plus across 6-8 tables, while playing the likes of Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius and Phil Galfond. Isildur1 took home $5.5 million in two weeks, a streak widely believed to be the most lucrative in the history of online poker.

In mid-December, Brian Hastings won $4 million from Isildur1 in five hours, though soon afterward Hastings admitted he’d been helped in his victory by sharing hand histories with Brian Townsend, a violation of Full Tilt’s terms and conditions.

By the end of the year, Isildur1 had been involved in all 10 of the biggest hands in the history of online poker. By December, he’d lost a nearly $1.4 million pot to Antonius and won a $1.1 million pot from Ivey, making him the only player to have both won and lost a million-dollar pot online.

Isildur1 has since returned to Full Tilt, experiencing seven-figure swings on multiple occasions.

Isildur1 is widely believed to be Swedish phenom Viktor Blom, though Blom has fiercely denied the association.

Obviously not gonna accept, but a nice way to get some free exposure guys

#2 25th May 2010, 9:48 PM

I think that Isildur has been somewhat foolish in hanging around. He was reportedly around $5 million up mainly from Tom Dwan but that didn’t prove that he was going to be a winning player long term. It merely proved that he had found an angle on Dwan and was exploiting it.

#3 26th May 2010, 4:09 AM

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Isildur1 is widely believed to be Swedish phenom Viktor Blom, though Blom has fiercely denied the association.

If Isildur1 is sweedish what was he doing in this Australia only tournament, I reckon Isildur1 is really CC's own OzExcorsist and he just put Sweeden as his country as a joke.

#4 26th May 2010, 4:12 AM

Be badass if he would join DTB...im getting a membership after this summer and would be cool to see some vids from him on there

#5 26th May 2010, 9:33 AM

Win-win for drag the bar, if he joins all the fanboys flock if he doesnt join then this should bring a little bit of publicity their way, very smart move in my eyes.

#6 16th June 2010, 9:53 PM

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Originally Posted by PattyR

Be badass if he would join DTB...im getting a membership after this summer and would be cool to see some vids from him on there

I suppose it'd be interesting no doubt, but just watching him play & seeing the hands he shows down you can get a good idea. Personally I don't think his vids. would benefit my play much at all (if any)... pretty sure it doesn't translate over too well to the limits I play at.

#7 17th June 2010, 1:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Poker Orifice

I suppose it'd be interesting no doubt, but just watching him play & seeing the hands he shows down you can get a good idea. Personally I don't think his vids. would benefit my play much at all (if any)... pretty sure it doesn't translate over too well to the limits I play at.

I doubt they'd benefit anyone apart from those he plays, and even then it I expect it would be of very limited value. But the interest value from micro/small/mid stakes players would be huge.

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