Rupert Elder

Rupert Elder is an English professional poker player. He turned professional in 2009, after graduating from University of Warwick with a degree in economics. He holds a European Poker Tour title and an Aussie Millions ring. He is also known by his PokerStars screenname, ElRupert. His total tournament winnings, both live and online, exceed $3,000,000.[2][3]

Rupert Elder
Nickname(s)ElRupert
ResidenceBury St Edmunds, England
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)None
Money finish(es)7[1]
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		132nd, 2011
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)None
Money finish(es)1
European Poker Tour
Title(s)1
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)5

Online poker

Elder has several notable online tournament victories. In October 2010, he came runner-up in the Full Tilt Poker Million-Dollar Guarantee for $142,846.[4] In April 2012 he took fifth place in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $59,770.[5] According to PocketFives.com, an online tournament player ranking site, Elder has amassed over $1.1 million in online tournament earnings.[6]

European Poker Tour

In May 2011, Elder won the European Poker Tour in San Remo for €930,000 ($1,225,647), defeating German professional Max Heinzelmann heads-up.[7] In April 2013, Elder won the €1,100 turbo event at the EPT Berlin for €49,800.[8]

World Series of Poker

In September 2011, he was featured heavily in the ESPN coverage of the World Series of Poker main event, where he eventually finished in 132nd position for $54,851. He also took 18th in the $2500 six-handed event at the WSOP for $25,769.[9]

Aussie Millions

In January 2013, Elder won the inaugural event at the Aussie Millions for 250,000 AUD ($263,925), defeating a field of 1338 players.[10]

As of 2013, his live tournament winnings exceed $1.9 million.[11]

Twitch streaming

Rupert was once the most popular pokerplayer on the streaming site Twitch. At one point holding the largest ever live streamed tournament win. That is, however, what Elder is most famous for on Twitch, as he once ate a live moth on stream.[12]

gollark: You can use... that... with F# if you like.
gollark: What about it?
gollark: To be fair, nobody uses anything else.
gollark: PHP sucks because horrific inconsistent bodged mess.
gollark: And what is that emoji in your "never saw F# projects" line?

References
  1. WSOP player profile
  2. http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/rupert/
  3. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=54753 The Hendon Mob Poker Statistics
  4. http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9994-online-poker-sherkadil-wins-pokerstars-sunday-million
  5. http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2012/04/paul-foltyn-and-rupert-elder-narrowly-miss-out-on-glory-8306.htm
  6. http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/rupert/
  7. http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2011-european-poker-tour-san-remo/main-event/post.181203.htm
  8. http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ept/2013/ept9-berlin-rupert-elder-beats-max-heinz-132394.html
  9. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=54753
  10. http://www.pokerlistings.com/elder-wins-first-2013-aussie-millions-event-90695
  11. http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=54753 The Hendon Mob Poker Statistics
  12. https://www.highstakesdb.com/6130-rupert-elder-breaks-twitch-record-with-124k-score.aspx of 124.000$.
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