▁played ▁heads - up ▁$ 5 0 0 /$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁pot - limit ▁O ma ha ▁for ▁five ▁hours . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁few ▁brief ▁exceptions , ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁on ▁Full ▁T ilt ▁P oker ▁between ▁his ▁collapse ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁and ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Full ▁T ilt ▁P oker ' s ▁ins ider ▁interview ▁with ▁Pat rik ▁Anton ius , ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁had ▁a ▁bank roll ▁of ▁approximately ▁$ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁built ▁his ▁bank roll ▁to ▁$ 1 . 4 ▁million ▁and ▁began ▁playing ▁on ▁Full ▁T ilt ▁P oker ▁in ▁September . ▁He ▁first ▁played ▁H ase eb ▁Q ures hi , ▁a ▁high - st akes ▁regular , ▁at ▁the ▁$ 1 0 0 /$ 2 0 0 ▁st akes . ▁After ▁ 2 4 ▁hours , ▁Is ild ur 1 ▁had ▁won ▁almost ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁res ur fac ed ▁a ▁month ▁later ▁and ▁played ▁Brian ▁Town send , ▁Pat rik ▁Anton ius , ▁and ▁Cole ▁South ▁at ▁the ▁$ 2 0 0 /$ 4 0 0 ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0 /$ 1 0 0 0 ▁tables ▁and ▁suffered ▁a ▁million ▁doll ar ▁loss . ▁A ▁column ist ▁on ▁High St akes DB , ▁a ▁website ▁that ▁mon itors ▁and ▁tracks ▁high - st