New PKR Ambassador - English Pro Eleanor 'Elz442' Gudger

@Eleanor Gudger is the latest addition to the Pro Team of the innovative poker room #PKR. She has been playing poker for seven years, much of that time on PKR where she is known as Elz442 and is one of the most successful tournament players in the site's history, with more than $225,000 in PKR tournament earnings since 2007.

At 31, the law graduate from Durham University considers herself a professional poker player and is thrilled to have the opportunity to pursue poker  - a passion that she shares with her partner and "number one supporter" ForFoxSake (whom she met on PKR, by the way :)

Interestingly enough Eleanor's father happens to play competitively too, but it was not from him that she was smitten with the poker bug. Rather, the opposite happened:

I'd mentioned I was playing poker, enjoying it and having some success so he had to learn it too. A few home games later and he was hooked. I'm proud of how well he has developed as a player since then taking on advice, but I can't take all the credit as he's put the effort into learning. Luckily competitiveness is a good trait to have in poker so maybe we'll keep driving each other to better. He is also a massive luckbox which always helps - maybe another family trait :P

Elz442 is big fan of video games and loved the 3D graphics on the PKR site where she started playing in 2007. She cites MTTs as her area of expertise:

I focus mainly on MTTs. I love the element of constant fluctuation meaning that you have to be able to adapt not just to your opponents but to other factors such as stack size and how it relates to the changing blinds, structures, payouts etc. It's very engaging and if you get it just right, and with just the right amount of luck, nothing beats the feeling of winning one.

Yet, as you can see from her RankingHero stats, Eleanor has had some high moments in live poker as well - most notably her 6th place finish at the 2013 WSOP Ladies Championship, with a cash of $27,045. This is the one acheivement that she singles out as the most memorable and inspiring one. The best thing about her newly signed sponsorship deal is that it will allow her to play major live events and certainly Eleanor will be in Vegas this summer for the WSOP.

I want to win a major live title as part of Team PKR of course!! I know some people frown about setting result-orientated goals but the goal has always got to be to win. I hope luck is on my side when I need it but in having that goal, all I can do is ensure I'm in the best position to achieve it. 

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