Platinum blonde-haired freak Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier earned his first WSOP bracelet after claiming victory in the Event #21 Seven Card Stud Championship. Grospellier cashed for $331,639 after outlasting 126 players -many of whom were the top Stud players in the world. What’s really interesting about this point is that the Frenchman had never even played the game of Stud before his title run.
Amid being compared to Lady Gaga by the WSOP reporters, Grospellier discussed his big win with them by saying, “As my friend pushed me to play, he said I had a really good memory for the cards so I can analyze the cards and the combination.”
He completed the thought by saying, “I think I caught up quickly and all the poker games are all similar. It’s about reading your opponents and adapting to the situation. Of course I have a lack of experience but sometimes I think it (helped) me because I was playing really aggressive, and getting my opponents to fold in some spots where they’re not supposed to fold.”
Another really important thing worth mentioning is that Grospellier added a WSOP bracelet along with his EPT and WPT titles. Going further, this means ElkY joins a limited list of triple crown winners who have accomplished the same feat. The other players who’ve won all three titles include Jake Cody (also won a 2011 WSOP bracelet), Roland De Wolfe and Gavin Griffin.
