Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier Defies Clerical Error To Reach The Money
There was a moment this morning when things looked pretty bad for Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, perhaps the only player in the game who gets his name and nickname mentioned whenever he’s referenced, never one or the other.
He was the short stack, or so it seemed, with a little more than 11,000 chips — hardly enough to pay the antes and blinds let alone have any chance of mounting a comeback.
He’d yet to put his sunglasses on but he did take his leather jacket off – always a good sign. It shows faith and projects power to the opposition. Nothing says weakness like an overcoat, luggage and a taxi waiting outside with the engine running. But all was not as it seemed for the Frenchman, as the PokerStars Blog reports: