Who is Lindqvro?!

Something was amiss at Full Tilt Poker in recent times. Ever since Viktor Isildur1 Blom – the resident PokerStars champ – signed up as the resident Swedish player, FTP has felt the absence of an equal but opposite number. Indeed the emptiness was short-lived recently when Swedish poker champ Lindqvro made his presence felt. This enigmatic up-and-coming star squared off across 4 tables of $25 and $50 against Dan the Jungleman Cates. Here’s what happened in the space of barely 3 hours: Lindqvro stripped Dan Cates of $300k. So severe was Jungleman12’s loss, that the series of events leading up to the massive drain have been recorded as the worst poker gaming session in recent US history. The mystery Swede who apparently has little or no high-stakes gaming experience put everyone to shame with his clinical play and dazzling poker acumen.  But again – nobody knows who he is. But speculation remains rife.

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Some folks in the poker fraternity believe that Lindqvro is in fact Viktor Blom. That in itself would prove to be very problematic because Blom is contracted to PokerStars and such a union would comprise a breach of contract. The two players do indeed sport similarities in gaming style but there are some nuances and subtleties that separate their gaming. These include various expressions used in the online poker chat rooms, the bet sizing and various table options that differ. Viktor Blom commented on the TwoPlusTwo forum that he is certainly not Lindqvro and that he only plays for PokerStars. That would certainly make sense because Blom gets to play as many games as he likes at PokerStars and there would be little motivation to play at FTP. As for Lindqvro – he’s all but vanished. Just as quickly as he appeared, he disappeared. His $300k large account for a day’s play remains the only evidence that this enigmatic persona ever existed. Perhaps the next time a big tourney becomes available at Full Tilt Poker he’ll show up – but who knows…