Isaac Haxton -133 Favorite Over Viktor Blom

Published on 2012-03-10 01:28:00

Later this weekend, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom will do battle against Isaac "philivey2694" Haxton in the "Superstar Showdown" on Pokerstars.

Isaac Haxton was the first player to ever take on "Isildur1" in the Superstar Showdown. Haxton ended up winning $41,701 off of Blom, and is still the only player to ever take money off of Blom in the challenge (Negreanu won one of his two matches against Blom but is down $ overall).

After losing his first match against Haxton, "Isildur1" went on to compile a record of 9-2 in "Superstar Showdown" matches, and is up over $660k overall.

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Matchbook.com is giving people the chance to bet money on the outcome of this Sunday's "Superstar Showdown" match.

As of right now, here are the odds:

"Isildur1", +124
Isaac Haxton, -133

Haxton is currently listed as a small favorite in the 2,500 hand, $100/$200 NLHE matchup.

Can Haxton repeat his success against Blom, or will "Isildur1" get his revenge against the only player who has ever taken money off of him in the "Superstar Showdown"?

Source: Matchbook.com

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