Scrabble
His Scrabble achievements include: [1]
World Youth Scrabble Champion 2006
Australian National Champion 2007
Victorian State Champion 2003
Runner-up Australian Masters (2005, 2006, 2007)
11th Place World Scrabble Championship 2005
11th Place World Scrabble Championship 2007
2008 Causeway Challenge Champion
Most of the above awards were won when Eldar was under 18.
[edit] Poker
He is currently a respected high-stakes professional poker player. He plays as "Deldar182" on PokerStars and as "POKERBLUFFS" on Full Tilt Poker. He is currently a regular in No Limit Texas Hold'em cash games in stakes ranging from $10/$20 to $500/$1000 blinds.
As of September 2009, Eldar has experienced a string of profitable poker sessions. High stakes results tracking service HighStakesDB.com lists a profit of $1,152,192.45 for the "POKERBLUFFS" account in August 2009[2]. However, highstakesdb.com results are currently not 100% accurate and should be approached as unofficial and approximate figures[3].
Eldar has also experienced success in live poker tournaments. He has cashed 3 times in European Poker Tour events for $237,195[4], including a 5th place finish for $184,595 in the 2009 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo High Roller Championship[5].