Johan Guilbert
French poker player (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johan Guilbert, also known as YoH ViraL, (born 19 April 1989, in Sarreguemines, Moselle, France) is a professional poker player.[1][2]
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Nickname(s) | YoH ViraL |
Born | 19 April 1989 Sarreguemines, Moselle, France |
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His first live poker tournament cash was in mid-December 2010 at the Aviation Club de France in Paris during a No Limit Hold’em event. He won his first live tournament at the end of January 2011 , earning a prize of nearly €10,000.[1] In July 2012 , Johan Guilbert made his debut at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Paradise on the Las Vegas Strip and cashed in the Main Event.[3][4] At the 2014 WSOP, he cashed once, and in 2016, he made two cashes.[5]
In October 2016 , he reached the final table of the Main Event of the Italian Poker Tour in Malta, finishing the tournament in fourth place, earning over €40,000.[6] At the High Roller of the WSOP Circuit in Paris, he also finished fourth at the end of November 2017 , receiving more than €50,000.[7] In mid-April 2018 , Guilbert finished ninth at the Partypoker Millions High Roller held in Barcelona, Spain, earning €60,000.[8] At the 2019 WSOP, he cashed six times,[5] and received his highest prize of nearly $130,000 for a second-place finish in a Shootout event.[9]
In May 2021 , he reached the final table twice at the Aria High Roller Series of the PokerGO Tour at the Aria Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, earning nearly $170,000.[10][11] At the end of August 2021 , he won the second tournament of the Super High Roller Series Europe in Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, receiving over $500,000. Four days later, he reached another final table of the series and finished third in the sixth event, earning $560,000.[12] He also reached the final table of the Super High Roller at Partypoker Millions North Cyprus in Kyrenia in September 2021 , finishing fourth for about $110,000.[13] In December 2021 , he reached the final table of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker Europe at King's Resort in Rozvadov and finished second, earning nearly €800,000.[14][15]
At the Global Poker Awards, Johan Guilbert received the Breakout Player of the Year 2021 award in mid-February 2022 .[16][17] In total, Johan Guilbert has won over $4 million in live poker tournaments.[1]
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