Barry Greenstein sat down with Pokertube in sunny Monaco for an interview about high stakes games and various other stuff. When talking about Isildur1, Barry says something that pretty much confirms what everyone suspects: that the Swedish online phenom is indeed Viktor Blom.


Barry talks about a Swedish player who was in Las Vegas just prior to the shooting of High Stakes Poker last November and told him about another, young Swedish player who had been crushing his opponents on European sites and was looking for action on Full Tilt Poker. "He's a real sicko. This kid will just sit and play and play and play. He doesn't care how many (tables), and he'll play forever and he'll play anyone," the Swedish player described.

He was talking about Isildur1 of course, and Barry says he had already played with the guy a few weeks earlier at the WSOP Europe. "Blonde hair, kinda tall," he describes his opponent who must be Viktor Blom. Barry talks about the aggressive play of Blom and how he was repeatedly all-in and opened up his laptop right at the table even before the river was dealt so he would get into action online right away if he busted from the tournament. "That's how sick this guy is," Barry laughs.

Watch the interview below (the part about Isildur1 starts at approximately 20 minutes).