
He peaked at over 49 million chips before Guilbert regain the lead briefly at 37.4 million to 31.7 million. He chipped up slightly then doubled through Guilbert to recapture the lead. Guilbert lost the lead for a short time, but quickly got it back and ran his stack up to more than 42 million three-handed and then went into heads-up play with a 50.3 million to 18.5 million lead over Gulas, Jr.īut then, save for one short stint, Gulas, Jr. In the meantime, Guilbert grabbed the chip lead with over 25 million. When the tournament was down to four-handed play, he found himself in trouble when he doubled-up Guilbert to send his stack tumbling from around 21 million chips to under 8 million. entered the final day as the chip leader of the seven remaining players, though a couple players were within striking distance. The champ said he plans to build himself a house with his winnings and then use the rest to “to make more and more money.” Overcame massive heads-up deficit In his post-match interview, he said he would have paid the full freight to enter the Main Event, so getting in at a 97.5% discount was a nice bonus. He finished third in that satellite, receiving €37,000 ($41,756) plus his Main Event ticket. won his entry into the Main Event via a €250 ($282) local King’s tournament. It was doubly special because his father, Josef Gulas, is also a poker player and has over €700,000 ($789,971) in live tournament earnings. was the lone Czech player at the final table, so he had plenty of friends and family in attendance.

The Series was hosted, as it has been for several years, by King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. pknhJZMzAu- King's Resort December 9, 2021īeyond the money and the glory of winning the WSOP Europe Main Event, it was a wonderful, personal moment for Gulas, Jr., as he had home field advantage of sorts. 🇨🇿 (qualified for €250) claimed the victory after a defeating 🇫🇷 Johan Guilbert 🇫🇷 heads up. This years €10,350 main event created history by breaking all kinds of records! 688 entries & 1st place €1,276,712.
