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{{short description|French poker player and electronic sports player}}
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|name=Bertrand Grospellier |name=Bertrand Grospellier
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|birth_place=], France
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|image = Bertrand Grospellier 2020.jpg
||caption=Grospellier at the EPT Grand Final in ] in April 2008
|caption=ElkY at ] in 2020
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'''Bertrand Grospellier''' ({{IPA-fr|bɛʁtʁɑ̃ ɡʁopɛlje}}; born February 8, 1981 in ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcybergames.com/6th/history/match_detail.asp?i_dbcodeno=0&i_evtno=53&i_itemno=240&i_seq=1&i_matchgrpno=360&i_matchno=9412|title=WCG Official Website|accessdate=2008-04-27 |work=worldcybergames.com }}</ref>), also known as '''ElkY''' ({{IPA-en|ˈɛlki|}}) is a ] player and former ] from ] who has won a ] (WPT), a ] (WSOP) bracelet and a ] (EPT) title. He is a Team ] Pro and he currently resides in ].<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=39879 |title=Bertrand Grospellier - Results |accessdate=2008-11-01 |last=Butt |first=Robert |publisher=TheHendonMob.com }}</ref><ref name="PS-profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2007/11/final-table-decided-in-chase-for-appt.html |title=Final table decided in chase for APPT Macau: Asian Poker Open title - Seat 4: Bertrand Grospellier |accessdate=2008-11-02 |last=Willis |first=Brad "Otis" |date=2007-11-25 |work=pokerstarsblog.com }}</ref> '''Bertrand Grospellier''' ({{IPA|fr|bɛʁtʁɑ̃ ɡʁopɛlje}}; born 8 February 1981 in ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcybergames.com/6th/history/match_detail.asp?i_dbcodeno=0&i_evtno=53&i_itemno=240&i_seq=1&i_matchgrpno=360&i_matchno=9412|title=WCG Official Website|access-date=27 April 2008|work=worldcybergames.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>), also known as '''ElkY''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|l|k|i}}, is a ] ] player and former '']'' and '']'' ] player. He has won a ] (WPT), a ] (WSOP) bracelet and a ] (EPT) title, giving him the ]. He is a ] Pro and he currently resides in ].<ref name="results">{{Cite web |title=Bertrand Grospellier's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=39879 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://poker.partypoker.com/en/p/team-partypoker/bertrand-elky-grospellier|title=Partypoker}}</ref> ElkY is ranked #77 on the ] (info from 8 July 2014). In November 2015 ElkY returned to the esports scene by joining ] as a '']'' player.


==''StarCraft'' and ''WarCraft III''==
==Gaming==
Grospellier was one of the top ranked '']'' players in the world<ref></ref>, having placed second in the ] in 2001 and continuing his career in ] in the years subsequent including a fourth place finish in a ] Starleague. By 2002, he picked up the newly released '']'' and garnered success by finishing second in the televised Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League before retiring.<ref name="PS-profile"/> ElkY was one of the top ranked '']'' players in the world, having placed second in the ] in 2001 and continuing his career in ] in the years subsequent including a fourth-place finish in an ] Starleague. By 2002, he picked up the newly released '']'' and garnered success by finishing second in the televised Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League before retiring.<ref name="PS-profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2007/11/final-table-decided-in-chase-for-appt.html |title=Final table decided in chase for APPT Macau: Asian Poker Open title - Seat 4: Bertrand Grospellier |access-date=2 November 2008 |last=Willis |first=Brad "Otis" |date=25 November 2007 |work=pokerstarsblog.com |archive-date=5 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705180929/http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2007/11/final-table-decided-in-chase-for-appt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Accomplishments=== ===Accomplishments===
*3rd - '']'', KBK Jeju, 2001 (], South Korea)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/2197|title=SK.wc3 founded|date=6 August 2002|work=Johannes 'jaba' Greiser|publisher=]|access-date=27 June 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717080853/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/2197|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*3rd - KBK Jeju<ref></ref> (Seoul, South Korea)
*2nd - ''StarCraft: Brood War'', ] (Seoul, South Korea)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2001/sc_2001_double.asp?sort=G041108102|title=WCG 2001 result|publisher=World Cyber Games official site|access-date=27 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512234312/http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2001/sc_2001_double.asp?sort=G041108102|archive-date=12 May 2012}}</ref>
*2nd - World Cyber Games 2001<ref></ref> (Seoul, South Korea)
*4th - ''StarCraft: Brood War'', ] (], South Korea)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2002/sc_2002_double.asp?sort=G041108109|title=WCG 2002 result|publisher=World Cyber Games official site|access-date=27 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513000029/http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2002/sc_2002_double.asp?sort=G041108109|archive-date=13 May 2012}}</ref>
*4th - World Cyber Games 2002<ref></ref> (Daejeon, South Korea)
*4th - SKY 2 Ongamenet Starleague<ref></ref> (Seoul, South Korea) *4th - ''StarCraft: Brood War'', ], 2002 (Seoul, South Korea)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=50469|title=OGN Starleague History|date=3 March 2007|publisher=]|access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref>
*2nd - Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League<ref></ref> (Seoul, South Korea) *2nd - '']'', Ongamenet WarCraft Retail League, 2002 (Seoul, South Korea)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esport.sports.cn/war3/article/2005-06-22/597319.html|title=历届以来的War3冠军|date=22 June 2005|publisher=], Sports.cn|language=en, zh|access-date=27 June 2012|archive-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721074010/http://esport.sports.cn/war3/article/2005-06-22/597319.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*1st - Euro Cyber Games 2003<ref></ref> (Paris, France) *1st - ''StarCraft: Brood War'', Euro Cyber Games 2003 (], France)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/6607|title=ECG: results|date=28 September 2003|publisher=SK Gaming|access-date=27 June 2012|archive-date=17 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717080858/http://www.sk-gaming.com/content/6607|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Round 8 - ''StarCraft: Brood War'', ] (Seoul, South Korea)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2003/tm_match_single_sc.html|title=WCG 2003 result|publisher=World Cyber Games official site|access-date=27 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529112418/http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2003/tm_match_single_sc.html|archive-date=29 May 2012}}</ref>
*5th - World Cyber Games 2003 (Seoul, South Korea){{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}
*Round 16 - ''StarCraft: Brood War'', ] (], ], ])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2004/tm_match_single_sc.html|title=WCG 2004 result|publisher=World Cyber Games official site|access-date=27 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421234620/http://www.wcg.com/6th/tournament/2004/tm_match_single_sc.html|archive-date=21 April 2012}}</ref>
*top 16 - World Cyber Games 2004 (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.){{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}


==Poker== ==Poker career==
He has turned his attention to professional poker the last few years. Grospellier is a member of Team ]. 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.<ref name="PS-profile"/> He has turned his attention to professional poker the last few years. ElkY was a member of Team ]. He was the first person to reach "Supernova" and "Supernova Elite" statuses on PokerStars - having earned 100,000 and 1,000,000 player points in 2 weeks, and {{frac|4|1|2}} months, respectively.<ref name="PS-profile"/>


===Accomplishments=== ===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 usually playing a high number of simultaneous tournaments he has transferred well to the single live event.


===European Poker Tour===
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.<ref>http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_The-most-online-Poker-tables-played-in-1-hour/blog/651877/7691.html</ref>
On Saturday, 20 January 2007, he finished second in the ] event on the ] for 309,000 Euros.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT Copenhagen, No Limit Hold'em - EPT Main Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=23158 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref>
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,100,000.<ref></ref>
In January 2008, ElkY finished in 1st place winning $2,000,000 at the ]'s (EPT) ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2008, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=27802 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Willis |first=Brad "Otis" |last2=Swains |first2=Howard |date=10 January 2008 |title=Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier wins 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure |url=http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2008/01/bertrand-elky-grospellier-wins-2008.html |access-date=11 January 2008}}</ref>
A year later, while being knocked out of the main event of the ] on day 1, ElkY went on to take home the EPT5 $25,000 buy-in "High Roller" side event for $433,500.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - PCA 2009, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller Event |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=34800 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref>


=== European Poker Tour === ===World Poker Tour===
In October 2008, ElkY added to his tournament haul by winning the ]'s Festa al Lago tournament, claiming a $1.4 million first prize.<ref>{{Cite web |title=6th Annual Festa Al Lago Classic, WPT Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=32512 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> The win marked ElkY's first-ever cash on the WPT. He also became just the third person, along with ] and ], to win a title on both the WPT and EPT.<ref name="results" /> As a result of his success on the seventh season of the World Poker Tour, ElkY was awarded the distinction of "WPT Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 April 2009 |title=Bertrand Elky Grospellier Season 7 Player of the Year WPT World Championship Level 28: 100,000-200,000 |url=https://www.worldpokertour.com/live_update/bertrand-elky-grospellier-season-7-player-of-the-year-wpt-world-championship-level-28-100000-200000/ |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=World Poker Tour |language=en-US}}</ref>
On Saturday, January 20, 2007 he finished second in the ] event on the ] for 309,000 Euros.
In January 2008, Grospellier finished in 1st place winning $2,000,000 at the ]'s (EPT) ].<ref>{{cite news | first=Brad "Otis" | last=Willis | coauthors= Howard Swains | title=Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier wins 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure | date=2008-01-10 | publisher= | url =http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2008/01/bertrand-elky-grospellier-wins-2008.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-11 | language = }}</ref>
A year later, while being knocked out of the main event of the ] on day 1, Grospellier went on to take home the EPT5 $25,000 buy-in "High Roller" side event for $433,500.<ref name="results"/>

=== World Poker Tour ===
In October 2008, Grospellier added to his tournament haul by winning the ]'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 ] and ], to win a title on both the WPT and EPT.<ref name="results"/> 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." <ref></ref>


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|$15,000 Festa al Lago |$15,000 Festa al Lago
|$1,411,015 |$1,411,015
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=== World Championship of Online Poker === ===World Championship of Online Poker===
Grospellier was disqualified from event 29 in the 2008 ] (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.<ref>http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/61/mtt-community/elky-d-qed-500r-but-will-play-wcoop-me-303845/</ref> Two other players (] and charder30) had also violated the same rule earlier.<ref>http://forums.ukgamblingforums.co.uk/annette-15-banned-t2410.html</ref> ElkY was disqualified from event 29 in the 2008 ] (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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/61/mtt-community/elky-d-qed-500r-but-will-play-wcoop-me-303845/|title=elky d/q'ed from 500r, but will play WCOOP ME - MTT Community - Multi Table Tournament Poker Community|website=forumserver.twoplustwo.com}}</ref> Two other players (] and charder30) had also violated the same rule earlier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.ukgamblingforums.co.uk/annette-15-banned-t2410.html |title=Annette_15 Banned from stars - Poker-Forum&#124; Betting Forum: UKGF |access-date=6 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410115525/http://forums.ukgamblingforums.co.uk/annette-15-banned-t2410.html |archive-date=10 April 2010 }}</ref>


On September 18, 2009, Grospellier won his first WCOOP bracelet in event 38.<ref>http://news.bluffmagazine.com/2009-wcoop-event-38-elky-excels-at-tough-final-table-7156/</ref> 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. On 18 September 2009, ElkY won his first WCOOP bracelet in event 38.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bluffmagazine.com/2009-wcoop-event-38-elky-excels-at-tough-final-table-7156/ |title=2009 WCOOP Event #38: ElKY Excels at Tough Final Table &#124; BLUFF Poker News |access-date=21 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708074618/http://news.bluffmagazine.com/2009-wcoop-event-38-elky-excels-at-tough-final-table-7156/ |archive-date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> 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.


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'''Spring Championship of Online Poker Titles'''
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!Year
!Event
!Tournament
!Prize(US$)
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|2011
|Event 35
|$25,000 Heads-Up NLHE
|$112,500
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===World Series of Poker===
ElkY 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 ElkY only the fourth player to win a WPT, EPT and WSOP title.


ElkY won his second bracelet in the 2019 WSOPE winning the $550 Colossus No limit holdem event.
=== 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.


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|$10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship |]10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
|$331,639 |]331,639
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|]550 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em
|]191,172
|} |}

<small>An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe</small>

===Career earnings===
As of February 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $13,500,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bertland Grospellier Poker Statistics|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=39879|work=TheHendonMob.com|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>


==Charity== ==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 ], a ]-based international organization.<ref></ref> Today, ElkY is 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 ], a ]-based international organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peace-sport.org/|title=Peace and Sport|website=www.peace-sport.org}}</ref>


==Notes== ==''Hearthstone''==
In November 2015, Elky returned to the esports scene by joining ] as a '']'' player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/esports/poker-elky-liquid-hearthstone/|title=Poker star and StarCraft legend ElkY signs with Team Liquid for Hearthstone|first=Callum|last=Leslie|website=]|date=13 November 2015|access-date=14 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014127/http://www.dailydot.com/esports/poker-elky-liquid-hearthstone/|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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French poker player and electronic sports player

Bertrand Grospellier
ElkY at King's Casino Rozvadov in 2020
Nickname(s)ElkY
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 (age 43)
Melun, France
Playing styleUltra-Loose Aggressive or Loose Aggressive (depending on venue)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)2
Final table(s)6
Money finish(es)47
Highest ITM
Main Event
finish
122nd 2009
World Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)5
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)2
Money finish(es)18
Current team
TeamTeam Liquid
GameHearthstone
Esports career information
Games
Career highlights and awards
  • Euro Cyber Games champion (2003)

Bertrand Grospellier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ ɡʁopɛlje]; born 8 February 1981 in Melun), also known as ElkY /ˈɛlki/, is a French poker player and former StarCraft: Brood War and Warcraft III esports player. He has won a World Poker Tour (WPT), a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and a European Poker Tour (EPT) title, giving him the Triple Crown. He is a partypoker Pro and he currently resides in Prague, Czech Republic. ElkY is ranked #77 on the Global Poker Index (info from 8 July 2014). In November 2015 ElkY returned to the esports scene by joining Team Liquid as a Hearthstone player.

StarCraft and WarCraft III

ElkY 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 an 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

Poker career

He has turned his attention to professional poker the last few years. ElkY was a member of Team PokerStars. He was the first person to reach "Supernova" and "Supernova Elite" statuses on PokerStars - having earned 100,000 and 1,000,000 player points in 2 weeks, and 4+1⁄2 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 usually playing a high number of simultaneous tournaments he has transferred well to the single live event.

European Poker Tour

On Saturday, 20 January 2007, he finished second in the Copenhagen event on the European Poker Tour for 309,000 Euros. In January 2008, ElkY 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, ElkY went on to take home the EPT5 $25,000 buy-in "High Roller" side event for $433,500.

World Poker Tour

In October 2008, ElkY 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 ElkY'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, ElkY was awarded the distinction of "WPT Player of the Year.

World Poker Tour Titles
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2008 $15,000 Festa al Lago $1,411,015

World Championship of Online Poker

ElkY 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 18 September 2009, ElkY 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.

World Championship of Online Poker Titles
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

Spring Championship of Online Poker Titles

Year Event Tournament Prize(US$)
2011 Event 35 $25,000 Heads-Up NLHE $112,500

World Series of Poker

ElkY 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 ElkY only the fourth player to win a WPT, EPT and WSOP title.

ElkY won his second bracelet in the 2019 WSOPE winning the $550 Colossus No limit holdem event.

World Series of Poker
Year Tournament Prize
2011 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship $331,639
2019E 550 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em 191,172

An "E" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won at the World Series of Poker Europe

Career earnings

As of February 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $13,500,000.

Charity

Today, ElkY is 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.

Hearthstone

In November 2015, Elky returned to the esports scene by joining Team Liquid as a Hearthstone player.

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