Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier is a French poker player also known as ElkY. He was born February 8, 1981. In 2001, he moved to South Korea and became a professional video game player. He became one of the best and known players in the world. Later, in 2004, he became a professional Poker player. He honed his poker skills in online games. He became a success here as well, soon becoming a star. Today he lives in London, England. He became a professional poker player in the live setting. His big live success was in the Copenhagen 2007 EPT event. He is a team PokerStars pro and known to have won a WPT (World Poker Tour) title and an EPT - European Poker Tour - title. He has played in cyber games in South Korea, France, and California - at the Euro Cyber Games, World Cyber Games, Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League, Ongamenet Starleague SKY 2, and KBK Jeju. On PokerStars, is known as the first one to reach the level of Supernova and Elite Supernova. This online star and professional Poker player set a Guinness world record for most Single Table Sit and Goes in an hour.
Grospellier is one of the PokerStars of higher earnings. In April 2009, he finished third at the WPT World Championship, winning $776,245 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. After that he came 1st at the September 2009 WCOOP $530 NLHE 1R1A and the WCOOP $215 NLHE. In December of 2010, he was 1st at the Trophees Haussmann 3,000 Main Event. Most recently, on February 2011, he was 3rd at the LA Poker Classic $25,000 High Roller event winning $146,055. From cyber poker he has made a transition to professional poker, but continues to play online as well.
He was an online star before becoming a poker star. He was one of the top Starcraft gamers worldwide and known by all online gamers. His skills in the cyber games became an asset to his new career as a professional poker player. He was able to transfer his online skills and appetite for competition and game to the live environment. The biggest performance in his career was his victorious performance at the PCA - PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - in 2008, winning $2 million and securing a place at the top rank. Despite the fact that he has only been in the scene since 2005, he shows a series of impressive wins and great performance at his game.
He is known for loving Las Vegas, and it is expected that he will cash more on future WSOP events. ElkY is mostly known for being an online multi-table tournament player, a cash game player, and a live tournament player, being profitable and a success in each one of these categories. It is said that "ElkY Grospellier" has a quick reaction time and a quick mind, a natural talent for online gaming. At his young age, he has impressed many players and is becoming to be feared at the tables. He is sure to become one of the top poker players in the world, and for him this is just the beginning. It seems that ElkY shines in everything he puts his mind to accomplish.