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05-07-2007, 02:51 AM
|  | Faux Clay Nation | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Parma, Ohio
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Chips: 530 | | | P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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
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05-07-2007, 02:17 PM
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Chips: 14,462 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! I wonder what levels he plays at and how much he won/lost getting there.
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05-07-2007, 06:28 PM
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Chips: 634 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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.
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05-07-2007, 06:34 PM
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Chips: 684 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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. | 
05-07-2007, 06:43 PM
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Chips: 529 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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 | 
05-07-2007, 07:27 PM
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Chips: 789 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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/ | 
05-07-2007, 07:37 PM
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Chips: 530 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! He also won a Sunday Million in January, and has a bunch of other huge cashes in big tournaments on P* | 
05-08-2007, 12:31 AM
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Chips: 529 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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? | 
05-08-2007, 12:35 AM
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Chips: 530 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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.  | 
05-08-2007, 12:44 AM
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Chips: 529 | | | Re: P* SuperNova Elite Status Reached! 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. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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