Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier
WPT:1
GPI:3,685
$14,974,464
Bertrand Grospellier poker player profile. Get latest information, winnings and gallery.
Profile
- Name
- Bertrand Grospellier
- Nationality
France- GPI Rank
- 3,685
- WPT Wins
- 1
- Total Live Earnings
- $14,974,464
Biography
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier is a French poker player and GGPoker Ambassador. His is also a Triple Crown winner, having won a World Series of Poker bracelet, as well as World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour titles.
He is also a former PokerStars Team Pro, having represented the site from 2006-2018, and a former partypoker pro having represented the site from 2018-2020.
Biography
Grospellier was born in Melun, France. Before he started playing poker, he was a world-famous StarCraft player under the name 'ElkY'. In 2001 moved to South Korea to pursuit his passion for StarCraft. He took part in a number of competitions beating thousands of his opponents and collecting top place finishes. Grospellier says that his gaming experience is one of the main reasons why he's so successful at the poker tables.
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He started playing poker professionally in 2005. Since then, Grospellier has countless cashes in the world's biggest poker tournaments and more than $14 million in live tournament cashes. At the online felt, he is became the first player to reach PokerStars Supernova and Supernova Elite statuses. First he earned 100,000 player points in just two weeks and then collected another 1,000,000 points in four and a half months.
Grospellier at the WSOP
Grospellier first played in the World Series of Poker in 200 and added three more money finishes to his resume in the summer of 2007. One of the cashes was also marked by making the final table in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. He took home a total of $77,000 in winnings that year.
In 2011, Grospellier won his first WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for more than $330,000. He also finished 3rd in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Championship for over $440,000, and then final tabled the WSOP Europe 3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout tournament for almost 50,000.
Having picked up a seven-figure cash at the 2017 World Series of Poker, finishing second in the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop, Grospellier won his second bracelet in 2019 at the WSOP Europe.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Wins Second Bracelet in Event #15 Colossus
Grospellier won the 550 Colossus for 190,375 after defeating a field of 2,738 players.
Grospellier's Top 5 WSOP Results
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $111,111 High Roller for One Drop | 2nd | $2,278,657 |
| 2011 | $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Championship | 3rd | $447,074 |
| 2011 | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 1st | $331,639 |
| 2019(E) | 550 Colossus | 1st | 191,172 |
| 2012 | $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed | 6th | $68,738 |
Grospellier on the World Poker Tour
Grospellier won his WPT title in 2008. He won the Festa Al Lago Classic $15,000 Championship for a $1.4 million cash prize. A few months later ElkY came close to his second WPT trophy at the Five Star World Poker Classic $25,000 Championship event. He finished the tournament in third place collecting more than $770,000 in prize money.
Grospellier on the European Poker Tour
Grospellier first entered the European Poker Tour stage in 2006 at the EPT Baden and placed 16th in the Main Event. Just a year later, in 2007 he came close to his first EPT win. ElkY finished second in the EPT Copenhagen Main Event to winner Magnus Petersson and collected $400,000 for his accomplishment. Although Grospellier has a total of five first-place EPT finishes, four of them came in side events, while his only Main Event title was obtained in 2008 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $7,800 Main Event. ElkY then took home $2 million in prize money.
Bertrand Grospellier's Top 5 EPT Results
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $7,800 Main Event | 1st | $2,000,000 |
| 2012 | EPT Grand Final 100,000 Super High Roller | 3rd | 621,000 |
| 2011 | Grand Final, Madrid 25,000 High Roller | 1st | 525,000 |
| 2019 | EPT Prague 50,000 Super High Roller | 2nd501,590 | |
| 2009 | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $24,500 High Roller | 1st | $433,500 |
Other Poker Achievements
Aside from his Triple Crown, Grospellier has a number of other poker trophies in his collection. In 2009 he won the 10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Team Event at the Belgium Open Poker Championships in Namur for 11,250. Then in October, 2010 Grospellier took down the 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Barriere Poker Tour in Lille, France for a 40,000 payday. In December of the same year he won the 3,000 Main Event at the Trophees Haussmann in Paris taking home 110,800.
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PokerNews Covered Events
| Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship | 470th | $37,500 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 241st | $3,505 |
| 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout | 311th | $1,061 |
| 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #13: 10,000 NLH 6-Max | 4th | €62,574 |
| 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #11: 1,650 NLH 6-Max | 14th | €7,480 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship | 312th | $33,900 |
| Event #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 27th | $22,990 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 10th | $26,171 |
| 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em | 32nd | $9,299 |
| 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD | 28th | $11,750 |
| 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event | 171st | $2,031 |
| 2021 GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Online Series#6: $365 GIANT No Limit Hold'em | 13th | $7,274 |
| 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ WeekEvent #4: Sunday High Rollers ME $1,050, $1M Gtd. | 22nd | $5,875 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online CircuitWSOPC #2: $10,300 Super MILLION$ High Roller, $5M Gtd. | 51st | $22,365 |
| 2020 GGPoker High Rollers WeekHRW 07: $10,300 NLHE High Roller, $1.25M GTD | 9th | $35,354 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #65: $600 No Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship | 94th | $2,490 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD | 1181st | $1,541 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold'em | 83rd | $6,411 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship | 70th | $12,511 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #56: $1,500 GGMasters WSOP Edition [High Roller] | 40th | $8,721 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #54: $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Championship [No Late Reg, 128 Cap] | 16th | $24,832 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #50: $2,100 No Limit Hold'em Bounty Championship | 29th | $4,038 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st | 670th | $2,115 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #42: $400 PLOSSUS [Day 2], $1M GTD | 441st | $1,046 |
| 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #33: $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief [Caesars Cares] | 319th | $2,249 |
| 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague50,000 EPT Super High Roller | 2nd | €501,590 |
| 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague10,300 No-Limit Hold'em | 5th | €48,520 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #15: 550 Colossus No-Limit Hold'em | 1st | €190,375 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #14: 10,350 Main Event No-Limit Hold'em | 55th | €18,330 |
| 2019 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #3: 1,350 Mini Main Event No-Limit Hold'em | 51st | €2,596 |
| 2019 WPTDeepStacks MarrakechMain Event | 46th | 29,000 MAD |
| 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS EuropeMain Event | 53rd | €20,000 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship | 425th | $30,780 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 106th | $3,840 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty | 75th | $2,819 |
| 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold'em Marathon | 93rd | $4,540 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee | 52nd | $10,933 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 65th | $6,712 |
| 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #31: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 11th | $5,110 |
| 2018 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino RozvadovMain Event | 40th | €4,651 |
| 2018 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino Rozvadov5,300 High Roller | 4th | €22,883 |
| 2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino RozvadovMain Event | 69th | €3,639 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 173rd | $4,679 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 59th | $6,299 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER | 100th | $8,054 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | 186th | $2,369 |
| 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #6: High Roller for One Drop - $111,111 No-Limit Hold'em | 2nd | $2,278,657 |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship SochiMain Event | 13th | 2,055,000 RUB |
| 2017 PokerStars Championship presented by Monte-Carlo CasinoMain Event | 12th | €33,600 |
| 2017 PokerStars Festival RozvadovMain Event | 23rd | €6,803 |
| 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Malta10,300 High Roller | 21st | €22,000 |
| 2015 PokerStars.com EPT Season 12 Barcelona10,300 High Roller | 55th | €21,000 |
| 2015 PokerStars.fr EPT Season 11 Deauville5,300 Main Event | 31st | €14,490 |
| 2015 PokerStars Caribbean AdventureMain Event | 104th | $17,800 |
| 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 London4,250 Main Event | 80th | £7,750 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #24: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 51st | $9,509 |
| 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #22: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 16th | $21,958 |
| 2014 PokerStars.net EPT Vienna5,300 Main Event | 119th | €9,550 |
| 203 PokerStars.com EPT Prague10,300 High Roller | 23rd | €18,950 |
| 2013 PokerStars.com EPT Prague5,300 Main Event | 106th | €9,900 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 295th | $32,242 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 111th | $5,555 |
| 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 7th | $34,341 |
| 2013 PokerStars.com EPT LondonThe Professionals vs. Team PokerStars | 1st | £50,000 |
| 2012 PokerStars.net EPT PragueMain Event | 100th | €8,000 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #7: 10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event | 25th | €22,982 |
| 2012 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #5: 10,450 Mixed Max - No-Limit Hold'em | 13th | €20,443 |
| 2012 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona10,000 High Roller | 7th | €43,150 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 32: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 16th | $19,542 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed | 6th | $68,738 |
| 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 18th | $23,876 |
| The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final100,000 Super High Roller | 3rd | €621,000 |
| 2012 PokerStars.it EPT CampioneMain Event | 61st | €9,000 |
| 2011 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #4: 3,200 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 5th | €47,763 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $10,000 No-Limit Holdem / Six Handed Championship | 3rd | $447,074 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 1st | $331,639 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit) | 11th | $27,928 |
| 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 104th | $4,998 |
| 2011 EPT DeauvilleMain Event | 44th | €15,000 |
| 2011 PokerStars Caribbean AdventureMain Event | 126th | $20,000 |
| 2010 PokerStars.net EPT BarcelonaMain Event | 56th | €13,000 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 12th | $38,424 |
| 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 91st | $4,394 |
| 2010 PokerStars.it EPT San RemoMain Event | 144th | €9,000 |
| 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 13th | $30,398 |
| 2009 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship$20,000 Heads-up Championship | 4th | $125,000 |
| 2009 L.A. Poker Classic$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship | 32nd | $38,085 |
| 2008 World Series of Poker39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event | 370th | $28,950 |
| 2008 World Series of PokerEvent 46 - $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Six-handed | 16th | $31,781 |
| 2007 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour - MacauAPPT Macau - $2500 Main Event | 5th | $48,576 |
| 2007 World Series of PokerEvent 15 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem | 21st | $20,806 |
| 2007 EPT WarsawMain Event | 17th | 24,282 PLN |