Recognize this guy?
For those who don't know him, the Frenchman Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier was a pro-gamer in StarCraft 1 who lived in South Korea, and the former Terran player is now a legend in the StarCraft history books. Elky is now considering a comeback in StarCraft 2.
Explaining he got a lot of Korean friends who have already turned to StarCraft 2 it is tempting for Elky to come back, though he does not want to be the causal gamer who plays for fun because he's very competitive.
Poker is however taking up a lot of his time and he loves both StarCraft 2 and Poker, which is a dilemma for the Frenchman who wants to win it all.
- See Elky dressed as the Joker at the 2008 APPT Macau
“
I love playing poker and I love SC2 so I try to have time for both but if there are some tournaments that don't take a lot of time, i.e. online tournaments I might be able to play more. I definitely don't want to be around just for show (laughs)”Elky says he has played around 400 games, and explains the fact that he's playing random makes it hard for him to learn everything due to all the different matchups. So far he's had most success playing Terran.
Elky seemed unsure himself if he's going to focus on getting good at StarCraft 2, but if he decides to do so we can expect a lot from the former StarCraft 1 pro-gamer and now professional poker player.
Links
teamliquid.net - Translation
dailymotion.com - Source (French)
