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| Bertrand Grospellier | |
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 Grospellier at the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo in April 2008 | |
| Nickname(s) | ElkY |
| Born | (1981-02-08) February 8, 1981 (age 43) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 122nd, 2009 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2 |
| Money finish(es) | 11 |
| Information last updated on 12 September 2010. | |
Bertrand Grospellier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ ɡʁopɛlje]; born February 8, 1981 in Melun), also known as ElkY (/ˈɛlki/) is a poker player and former pro gamer from France who has won a World Poker Tour (WPT), a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and a European Poker Tour (EPT) title. He is a Team PokerStars Pro and he currently resides in London, England.
Gaming
Grospellier was one of the top ranked StarCraft players in the world, having placed second in the World Cyber Games in 2001 and continuing his career in South Korea in the years subsequent including a fourth place finish in a Ongamenet Starleague. By 2002, he picked up the newly released WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos and garnered success by finishing second in the televised Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League before retiring.
Accomplishments
- 3rd - KBK Jeju (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2nd - World Cyber Games 2001 (Seoul, South Korea)
- 4th - World Cyber Games 2002 (Daejeon, South Korea)
- 4th - SKY 2 Ongamenet Starleague (Seoul, South Korea)
- 2nd - Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League (Seoul, South Korea)
- 1st - Euro Cyber Games 2003 (Paris, France)
- 5th - World Cyber Games 2003 (Seoul, South Korea)
- top 16 - World Cyber Games 2004 (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.)
Poker
He has turned his attention to professional poker the last few years. Grospellier is a member of Team PokerStars. He was the first person ever to reach "Supernova" and "Supernova Elite" statuses on PokerStars - having earned 100,000 player points in just 2 weeks and 1,000,000 player points in 4 and a half months, respectively.
Accomplishments
He set the Guinness World Record for most Single Table Sit & Goes played in one hour for a total of 62 at a $6.50 buy in with a profit of $23.60. As of 2011, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,400,000.
European Poker Tour
On Saturday, January 20, 2007 he finished second in the Copenhagen event on the European Poker Tour for 309,000 Euros. In January 2008, Grospellier finished in 1st place winning $2,000,000 at the European Poker Tour's (EPT) PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure. A year later, while being knocked out of the main event of the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure on day 1, Grospellier went on to take home the EPT5 $25,000 buy-in "High Roller" side event for $433,500.
World Poker Tour
In October 2008, Grospellier added to his tournament haul by winning the World Poker Tour's Festa al Lago tournament, claiming a $1.4 million first prize. The win marked Grospellier's first-ever cash on the WPT. He also became just the third person, along with Roland De Wolfe and Gavin Griffin, to win a title on both the WPT and EPT. As a result of his success on the seventh season of the World Poker Tour, Grospellier was awarded the distinction of "WPT Player of the Year."
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $15,000 Festa al Lago | $1,411,015 |
World Championship of Online Poker
Grospellier was disqualified from event 29 in the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) for agreeing to go all-in blind with another player. This violated the tournament rule which states "Poker is an individual (not a team) game. Any action or chat intended to help another player is unethical and is prohibited." His winnings were forfeited and other places were moved up in the standings to replace his finish. Two other players (Annette_15 and charder30) had also violated the same rule earlier.
On September 18, 2009, Grospellier won his first WCOOP bracelet in event 38. He added a second bracelet only three days later in Event 43 by besting a field of 9,220 entrants. His winnings for both events totaled nearly $500,000.
| Year | Event | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Event 38 | $530 No Limit Hold’em 1R1A | $232,730 |
| 2009 | Event 43 | $215 No Limit Hold’em | $263,323 |
World Series of Poker
Grospellier won his first WSOP bracelet in the '2011 Seven Card Stud Championship', overcoming a field of 126 to collect $331,639 in prize money. This win made Grospellier only the fourth player to win a WPT, EPT and WSOP title.
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | $331,639 |
Charity
Bertrand Grospellier is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.
Notes
- "WCG Official Website". worldcybergames.com. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
- ^ Butt, Robert. "Bertrand Grospellier - Results". TheHendonMob.com. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Willis, Brad "Otis" (2007-11-25). "Final table decided in chase for APPT Macau: Asian Poker Open title - Seat 4: Bertrand Grospellier". pokerstarsblog.com. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- Liquipedia Page
- SK Gaming | SK.wc3 founded
- WCG Official Website
- WCG Official Website
- OGN Starleague History
- 历届以来的War3冠军――CEG电子竞技中文门户
- SK Gaming | ECG: results
- http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_The-most-online-Poker-tables-played-in-1-hour/blog/651877/7691.html
- http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=39879
- Willis, Brad "Otis" (2008-01-10). "Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier wins 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure". Retrieved 2008-01-11.
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- http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/61/mtt-community/elky-d-qed-500r-but-will-play-wcoop-me-303845/
- http://forums.ukgamblingforums.co.uk/annette-15-banned-t2410.html
- http://news.bluffmagazine.com/2009-wcoop-event-38-elky-excels-at-tough-final-table-7156/
- Peace and Sport
External links
- Team PokerStars profile
- Blonde Poker interview
- Global Gaming League interview
- Overview of Elky's professional StarCraft career
- Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Profile
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