Rupert Elder

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Rupert Elder
Nickname(s)ElRupert, TheMothEater, COFFEEMAN, Mr. MarkUp
Residence Bury 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

Rupert Elder is an English professional poker player. He turned professional in 2009, after graduating from Warwick University 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]

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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. [2]

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. [6] In April 2013, Elder won the €1,100 turbo event at the EPT Berlin for €49,800. [7]

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. [3]

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. [8]

As of 2013, his live tournament winnings exceed $1.9 million. [3]

Twitch streaming

Rupert was once the most popular poker player on the streaming site Twitch, at one point holding the largest ever live streamed tournament win of $124,000, [9] at one point holding the largest ever live streamed tournament win. [10] Elder is however most famous for once eating a moth live on stream.

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References

  1. ↑ "Rupert Elder". WSOP.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Rupert". PocketFives.com. 6 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rupert Elder's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Pempus, Brian (18 October 2010). "Online Poker -- Sherkadil Wins PokerStars Sunday Million". CardPlayer.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Pitt, Matthew (18 April 2012). "Paul Foltyn and Rupert Elder Narrowly Miss Out On Glory". PokerNews.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rupert Elder Wins the 2011 PokerStars.it EPT San Remo! (€930,000)". PokerNews.com. 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Dacey, Rick (21 April 2013). "EPT9 Berlin: Rupert Elder beats Max Heinzelmann (again) to claim €49,800". PokerStarsBlog.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Poker News Articles & Poker Blog". PokerListings.com. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rupert Elder breaks Twitch record with $124K score". HighstakesDB.com. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Rupert Elder breaks Twitch record with $124K score". www.highstakesdb.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015.
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