My Story
Born in Melun (France) in 1981, 45 kms from Paris, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier spent his childhood moving between several smaller regional towns, between the cities of Melun and Nancy. His father, a banking consultant, was required to relocate occasionally for his career, whereas his mother gave up work when Bertrand was born in order to look after him. This provided the young Bertrand with a stable, middle-class upbringing in semi- rural France. As a teen, Bertrand was:
“mostly a really good boy” who did well in school, especially in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Philosophy even though “some teenage years [his] focus wasn’t exactly on school ;)”.
He achieved his BAC Scientific – the French system’s science specialisation stream for the high school diploma in France and was offered a place in a preparatory school for the entry exams of the French ‘Grandes Ecoles’, the equivalent of US Ivy League Universities. Bertrand had been contemplating becoming a Vet or an Engineer. Although he wasn’t a really keen sportsman, Bertrand did go horse riding, play tennis, biking and karting for fun, until he was injured in two of these sports – breaking his clavicle after a fall from a horse and injuring his knee from a bike accident.
How I Started
Turning to safer sports, Bertrand focused on gaming. From Magic: The Gathering to a multitude of video games, passing through traditional board games, the challenges these games offered fascinated him. Bertrand’s destiny took a turn when he was introduced to StarCraft, first playing solely for fun, then discovering he was good enough to compete professionally, playing his StarCraft avatar name of ‘ElkY’. He turned down a place at the preparatory school for the ‘Grandes Ecoles’ as he realised video games were his passion and wanted to give playing professionally a chance. With the demanding study schedules for the school, he realised he could not succeed in both.
After several successful years as a StarCraft pro and a stint in South Korea, he was introduced to PokerStars, the online poker room. This appealed to his competitive streak and interest in strategy and he has since become a renowned professional poker player and a member of Team PokerStars Pro.
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After a long story with PokerStars, ElkY is now writing a new chapter of his life. The adventure is just a beginning…
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ElkY was born on 8 February, 1981 in Melun, France, is a French poker player and electronic sports player. Discover ElkY's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?
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| Age | 39 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | 8 February 1981 |
| Birthday | 8 February |
| Birthplace | Melun, France |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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ElkY Net Worth
He net worth has been growing significantly in 2018-19. So, how much is ElkY worth at the age of 39 years old? ElkY’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from . We have estimated ElkY's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2020 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2019 | Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2019 | Pending |
| Salary in 2019 | Under Review |
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| Source of Income | Player |
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Timeline
ElkY won his second bracelet in the 2019 WSOPE winning the $550 Colossus No limit holdem event.
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 February 2018, his total live tournament winnings exceed $13,500,000.
In November 2015, Elky returned to the esports scene by joining Team Liquid as a Hearthstone player.
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.
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.
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.'
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 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.
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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.
Elky
Bertrand Grospellier (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ ɡʁopɛlje] ; born 8 February 1981 in Melun), also known as ElkY /ˈ ɛ l k i / , 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.