Elky sets record for most Sit & Gos

MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- French Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier has set the world record for most Sit & Go tournaments in one hour. Hot on the heels of his recent 3rd place finish in the $25,000 WPT Championship in Las Vegas, the record attempt was held as part of the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

To beat the record, ElkY had just one hour to open as many $6.50 Sit & Go tables as possible. He then had to finish all the tables he was playing at, and make sure he finished with a positive balance.

ElkY took to the stage with his favourite mouse, his mouse pad and keyboard, and sat in front of four screens. The event was then broadcast on giant screens so that the crowd could watch the action live. The rest of Team PokerStars Pro were also there to show their support, including Isabelle Mercier, Gavin Griffin and Hevad Kahn. Chris Ferguson and French singer Kool Shen were there too.

One hour later, the former Starcraft gamer had crushed the competition and set the new record, with a final score of 62 tables opened and a positive balance of $23.60! This means that ElkY is now the world record holder for the most Sit & Go's played at the same time, and the record will soon be validated by a jury from the Guinness Book of World Records.

After his performance, ElkY said: "the difficulty in this kind of challenge is to keep concentration and to make good decisions as quickly as possible. I had a lot of pressure: my friends and spectators were there to support me. I didn't want to disappoint them. Toward the end of the event, when my balance was negative, I was very nervous, but I managed to right the situation. I'm happy to have taken up the challenge and invite all players to try to do better."

To celebrate ElkY's success, PokerStars has rewarded all of the players who participated in the record attempt with entry into an exclusive freeroll, being held May 6 at 4:00 PM ET, with a $1,000 prize pool.