A lot of people in the poker industry claim they know who Isildur1 is. I don\’t buy any of it (yet) … because when you trace back who said what and how they knew who made who on 2+2, you realize there\’s a 50-50 shot that the historic player on Full Tilt was probably in a movie with Kevin Bacon.
But PokerNews ed-honcho Matt Parvis did speak with a heavily accented Isildur1 on the phone recently, for a limited two-part interview:
In Part 1 they address the controversial session against Cardrunners Pro Brian Hastings. And though hardly seeming upset, Isildur does say he intends to file a complaint against presumed datamining violations.
In Part 2 Isildur reveals that he had been playing $200/$400 NL on different sites before coming to Full Tilt in October; he isn\’t the other mysterious Swedish nosebleeder Martonas (\”Martonas is honestly my enemy in poker\”); he learned to play PLO only 8 months ago; durrr is good, Ivey tough; and yes, he\’ll be back.