Team Europe:
Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier – France (Captain)
ElkY's thoughts: “I am very confident in my team. We will show the Americas that 2009 was not an upset!”
Jake Cody – United Kingdom
ElkY on his selection of Cody: “Winning the Triple Crown in just one year is an incredible feat, especially considering the tournaments he won. There will be lots of heads up matches and he is the reigning Heads Up champ for having won the WSOP $25K this year, so he’s an easy pick.”
Gus Hansen – Denmark
ElkY on his selection of Hansen: “He’s been one of the best players in the game for a while and has a way of thinking a bit similar to mine that I realized even more when we played the first Caesars Cup together in London. He also has lots of experience playing most of the guys Hellmuth could pick, so he’s perfect!”
Dario Minieri – Italy
ElkY on his selection of Minieri: “Another member of the victorious European team in 2009, his huge experience in heads-up Sit n Go’s online back in the day makes him a prime candidate to defeat the U.S. team, because his unique style is very hard to adapt to.”
Maxim Lykov – Russia
ElkY on his selection of Lykov: “He’s been having huge results lately. I respect his game very much and I also think his style of play is perfect to counter the picks of Phil!”
Team Americas:
Phil Hellmuth – USA (Captain)
Hellmuth's humorous take on the team he selected: “These idiot Northern Europeans think they know everything about the game of poker. Well, we plan to show them that decades of experience are much more valuable than clicking a mouse while sitting in your pajamas. In all seriousness, we look forward to the challenge and the opportunity to return the Caesars Cup to American soil.”
Doyle Brunson – USA
Hellmuth on his selection of Brunson: “A must have pick for Team Americas! Texas Dolly is the biggest icon in the game. A huge legend in the poker world with 10 WSOP wins. Dolly has been crushing kids for 50 years, so he’s perfect for the team.”
Johnny Chan - USA
Hellmuth on his selection of Chan: “One of the toughest players in the poker world for decades! Chan has 10 WSOP wins, and has made money in the biggest cash games on the planet for 30 years straight! Along with Dolly and me, we have 31 WSOP wins, bring it Europe!”
Daniel Negreanu – Canada
Hellmuth on his selection of Negreanu: “Daniel has earned his place on the team with four WSOP bracelets, and two WPT titles, along with the fact he is way up there on the all-time money winning list! Daniel has worked hard to learn the math in heads-up matches, and his enthusiasm is prized by a Captain like me.”
Huck Seed – USA
Hellmuth on his selection of Seed: “Huck is an amazing player who has four WSOP wins, and who won the “NBC Heads Up” last year and also won the Canadian Heads Up Championships! In the head up format he will be invaluable for the team.”
