Eleanor Gudger
| Eleanor Gudger | |
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| Born | Yarm, North Yorkshire, England |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 1st (Dusk Till Dawn) |
Eleanor Gudger is an English professional poker player. She is one of the few professional poker players in the United Kingdom who has enjoyed a sponsorship deal, with the now defunct PKR.com. She is most known for her WPT500 victory at Nottingham's inaugural Dusk till Dawn (DTD) event in November 2014.
Biography
[edit]Gudger is from Yarm, North Yorkshire, England. She began playing pub poker while living in London and has spoken about the importance of the grassroots game, especially for female players.[1] Before going professional in 2010, Gudger worked a 50-hour-week job in IT operations and sales.[2][3]
Operating under the pseudonym Elz442, Gudger is known for coming second in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Ladies event.[4] This was followed by her WPT500 victory at Nottingham's inaugural Dusk till Dawn (DTD) event in November 2014, where she earned $222,177 and topped a field of over 2,000 players.[5][6] After this win she was signed as a PKR.com brand ambassador from March 2014 until October 2015, when PKR dissolved the team.[7]
By 2015, Gudger had two World Series of Poker cashes, the larger a final table at the 2013 ladies event, for a little over $27,000. She was fourth at the 2016 Goliath Phamous Poker Series in Las Vegas,[8] third at the 2017 PokerStars Festival in London,[9] and fifth in the 2018 Summer Poker Series in Las Vegas.[9]
A tournament specialist, Gudger's combined live and online earnings total over $545,000.[8] She has been described as "a real old-fashioned chip getter" with "a wonderful game."[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Davy, Lee (4 November 2015). "Eleanor Gudger: Grassroots Women Poker Essential". CalvinAyre.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Eleanor Gudger: From IT Sales to the Pub to WPT500 Champion". Poker Listings. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Eleanor Gudger Q&A: 'It takes a lot of time to realise you can win in a field like this'". www.pokerplayer365.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "ELEANOR GUDGER | LONDON, United Kingdom". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Eleanor Gudger Wins the WPT500 at Dusk till Dawn". Calvin Ayre News. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Eleanor Gudger: How to win a WPT". www.pokerplayer365.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Eleanor 'Elz442' Gudger | Team PKR Pro". PKR. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Eleanor Gudger's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Eleanor Gudger". www.cardplayer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Catch a late flight to Sky Poker's UK Poker Championship". Sky Poker. Retrieved 20 April 2025.