Hand Dissection – Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier at Festa al Lago

PokerStars Team Pro Bertrand Grospellier, better known in the online realm as "Elky", has ripped through the live poker circuit in 2008. Grospellier began the year with a victory in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure EPT Main Event for $2 million and has followed it up with several massive scores all over the world. His most recent feat came at the WPT Festa al Lago tournament in Las Vegas at the end of October. "Elky" entered the final table as the chip leader and knocked out all five players, including Nenad Medic, Adam "Roothlus" Levy and Nam Le, en route to his first WPT title and a payday of $1,411,015. Grospellier beat Le heads up when his pocket tens outraced Le's Ace-Queen. While that proved to be the dagger, it was a hand that Grospellier played on Day 4 of Festa al Lago that gained the most attention from poker enthusiasts. With 26 players remaining, Grospellier got involved in a pot with well-respected online player Joe "ender555" Ebanks that would land him the chip lead. "(This) is the hand that, in hindsight, I’m the most proud of," said Grospellier. "Not only did it enable me to win a lot of chips at a critical ...

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