Ruper Elder is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 professional poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

 player from Bury St Edmunds, England

England

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. Since turning professional in 2009 after graduating from the University of Warwick

University of Warwick

The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...

 in Economics, Elder has made more than $1.48m in live tournament earnings.

In May 2011 he won the European Poker Tour

European Poker Tour

The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...

stop in San Remo for €930,000.

In September 2011 he featured heavily in ESPNs coverage of the World Series of Poker where he eventually finished in 132nd position.

External links

• Official blog