Johan Guilbert

Johan Guilbert, also known as YoH ViraL, (born 19 April 1989, in Sarreguemines, Moselle, France) is a professional poker player.^[1][2]

Johan Guilbert
Nickname(s)	YoH ViraL
Born	19 April 1989 Sarreguemines, Moselle, France

Biography

His first live poker tournament cash was in mid-December 2010 (2010-12) 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 (2011-01), earning a prize of nearly €10,000.^[1] In July 2012 (2012-07), 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 (2016-10), 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 (2017-11), receiving more than €50,000.^[7] In mid-April 2018 (2018-04), 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 (2021-05), 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 (2021-08), 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 (2021-09), finishing fourth for about $110,000.^[13] In December 2021 (2021-12), 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 (2022-02).^[16][17] In total, Johan Guilbert has won over $4 million in live poker tournaments.^[1]