P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached!

BrettButter · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 02:51 AM

Sunday, May 06, 2007
ElkY wins race to Supernova Elite

Back in the days before ElkY was a member of Team PokerStars, he burned tracks in the first couple weeks of 2006 to become PokerStars' first Supernova. Most online players--even the high volume folks who see the sun once a week--couldn't believe how fast ElkY made it to what was then the highest PokerStars VIP Club membership level.

It's not been too long ago that PokerStars introduced an even higher VIP Club level--Supernova Elite. Members of the group get insane benefits, including 400% FPP bonuses, access to all VIP events, and entries into more than $20,000 of major tournaments. All it takes to become a member is a paltry one million VIP Player Points during a calendar year.

It took ElkY just a little more than four months.

This weekend, ElkY crossed the one million VPP mark to become the first member of the Supernova Elite level.

"It was really really hard work but I'm proud I still managed to be the first to get it," ElkY said.

Now, after four hard months of work, ElkY is going to take a short break and get ready for next month's World Series.

As both the first-ever Supernova and first-ever Supernova Elite, ElkY needs a new challenge.

First man on Mars, perhaps?
Labels: ElkY, PokerStars VIP Club

posted by Brad "Otis" Willis at 10:25 PM

JM · #2 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 02:17 PM

I wonder what levels he plays at and how much he won/lost getting there.

jetra2 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 06:28 PM

I'm guessing 5/10 NL or better - a game where the maximum rake is reached on just about every flopped hand. Then multi-table that. There ya go.

Jason

tmpa2001 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetra2

I'm guessing 5/10 NL or better - a game where the maximum rake is reached on just about every flopped hand. Then multi-table that. There ya go.

Jason

max rake is reached JUST as easy on a $10-20 limit table, if not easier.
or even a $5-$10 or $4-$8 table.

Button Potato · #5 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 06:43 PM

Looks like it was pretty expensive to "earn" that status...

ElkY
PokerStars
Games played: 16392
Av. Stake: $597
Av. Profit: -$15
Total Profit: -$243,776

Irish Se7en · #6 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 07:27 PM

He plays the High SNG's, from what I have observed in the past, mostly $555 Turbo SNG's and up.

From this post he also plays HU.

http://www.pokerstars.com/team-poker...d-grospellier/

BrettButter · #7 (**permalink**) 05-07-2007, 07:37 PM

He also won a Sunday Million in January, and has a bunch of other huge cashes in big tournaments on P*

Button Potato · #8 (**permalink**) 05-08-2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrettButter

He also won a Sunday Million in January, and has a bunch of other huge cashes in big tournaments on P*

He won a Sunday Million and is still down $243,776?

BrettButter · #9 (**permalink**) 05-08-2007, 12:35 AM

I guess that depends on where you pull your information from..

Your stats are from sharkscope, which only tracks SNGs. Sunday Million, and cash games, are not SNGs.

Button Potato · #10 (**permalink**) 05-08-2007, 12:44 AM

I knew SharkScope didn't track cash games but I didn't realize the tourney stats we're only SnG's. I assumed it included scheduled tourneys as well. Good info - thanks.