One of the major headlines of the ongoing PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker(SCOOP) is the solid play of Viktor Isildur1 Blom (pictured). The cash game guru won two tournaments in the first three SCOOP events, taking down a $215 No Limit Hold’em event and a $530 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em event. He’s finished in the top 100 in three other SCOOP contests and solidified his name as not only a ring game whiz, but also a force to be reckoned with in MTTs.

Blom is a sponsored pro of PokerStars, which was kind enough to arrange an exclusive interview with the Swedish native for PocketFives. Sign up for PokerStars today.

PocketFives: Tell us about your early supremacy in the 2012 SCOOP. Do you feel like you have momentum headed into the rest of the SCOOP schedule, which wraps up this Sunday with three Main Events and $5 million in combined guaranteed prize money?

Viktor Blom: I was very happy to win the two SCOOP titles. It’s nice to win, of course. I take each day and game as they come, try to play my best, and try to keep up the momentum.

PocketFives: Are the two SCOOP titles meaningful to you? They are not for as much money as your PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller win ($1.2 million), for example, as well as some of the cash games you’ve played.

Viktor Blom: Yeah, they are very meaningful. When I started playing online, I mostly played in small tournaments, and so winning these gets me back to that feeling when I was initially so excited and enjoyed it so much. After the PCA High Roller, these are my two biggest cashes in my life, so I’m very happy.

PocketFives: We saw you cut your hair. Who suggested you trim it and how big of a change has that been for you?

Viktor Blom: Next question!

PocketFives: How excited are you for your first World Series of Poker this year? What tournaments are you looking forward to the most?

Viktor Blom: I’m really looking forward to going to Las Vegas, playing in the Main Event, and just experiencing what it’s like to be there. I haven’t quite decided which events I’m definitely going to play yet, but I’m under pressure to decide. I talked to a lot of other players in Monte Carlo recently about what it’s like over there and it sounds full on, so it will be cool to actually experience it myself.

PocketFives: Will we be seeing you in the $1 million One Drop eventat the WSOP? What do you think of a $1 million buy-in tournament in general?

Viktor Blom: I think it’s too much money for one tournament. Maybe it also takes away the prestige from the other smaller tournaments to have one with such a large buy-in.

PocketFives: How have the online cash games changed since Black Friday? Have you been able to find ample action since then?

Viktor Blom: There is great high-stakes action every day at PokerStars, so for me, everything has been good.

PocketFives: Do you face any kind of pressure having such a loyal online following? Does that give you even more pressure to perform online and live?

Viktor Blom: I think it’s fun that people are following me. It makes me want to do my best for them and give them something good to follow.

PocketFives: Do you have anything else to prove in the cash game world? Are there other games you want to prove yourself in?

Viktor Blom: I take it day by day. I want to improve at all of the games I play. In the future, I might try some others, sure.

PocketFives: Finally, what advicewould you give to a brand new PokerStars player?

Viktor Blom: Just play as much as you can if you enjoy it. If you like something, you’ll get good at it as long as you put in the time.