Guillaume Diaz opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Josef Gulas Jr three-bet to 1,075,000 from the small blind, for Diaz to call.
The flop came and Gulas Jr continued for 860,000. Diaz called.
The turn was the and Gulas checked. Diaz shoved all-in for 4,300,000 roughly. Gulas went deep in the tank counted out the bet of Diaz and put it aside. He kept thinking for over two minutes. and eventually made the call.
Guillaume Diaz:
Josef Gulas Jr:
This was by far the biggest pot of the tournament and both players were in agony for the river card.
The river was the and Diaz bricked his draws and so he was eliminated in 11th place, for Gulas Jr to become the massive leader.
Brian Kamphorst shoved from the button for around 2,500,000 and Ilija Saveveski, the short stack of the final table, called all-in from the small blind. Josef Gulas Jr just got out of the way and the two shorter stacks were against each other.
Ilija Savevski:
Brian Kamphorst:
The board ran out and Savevski doubled, leaving Kamphorst with five big blinds.
The action kicked off with a raise to 320,000 by Alexander Tkatschew and Brian Kamphorst then jammed for the 770,000 he had behind. "Okay, I call," Tkatschew announced when the action was back on him.
Brian Kamphorst:
Alexander Tkatschew:
The flop took away some outs for the Dutchman but he was still alive on the turn. However, the river brought no help and Kamphorst had to settle for 9th place and a payday of
€97,260.
The action folded all the way to Johan Guilbert in the small blind and he moved all-in as the covering stack. "How much do you have?" Ilija Savevski inquired with Stanislav Koleno, who was the only other short stack at the table.
Once Koleno confirmed it was around 3.2 million in chips for him, Savevski called all-in for around 3.6 million in the big blind.
Ilija Savevski:
Johan Guilbert:
The flop gave Guilbert the middle set and Savevski needed running cards to a straight. Among those was the turn but the river ended Savevski's run in 8th place for €125,052.
Just seven players remain in this year's World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, with Czech player Josef Gulas leading the way ahead of Germany's Alexander Tkatschew.
Gulas won his seat back in October after finishing third in a €250 buy-in event at King's Resort, and now he is in pole position to pick up what would be the biggest result of his career along with €1,276,712 in prize money.
Another two King's Resort ticket winners in Stanislav Koleno and Thomas Denie are through to the final day having at least €163,434 locked up. The final table is rounded out by Johan Guilbert, Athanasios Kidas and Aleksandr Trajkovski.
2021 WSOPE Main Event Final Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Josef Gulas Jr
Czech Republic
20,200,000
101
2
Athanasios Kidas
Greece
6,025,000
30
3
Thomas Denie
Netherlands
5,500,000
28
4
Stanislav Koleno
Slovakia
3,400,000
17
5
Alexander Tkatschew
Germany
17,375,000
87
6
Aleksandar Trajkovski
Macedonia
3,250,000
16
7
Johan Guilbert
France
13,025,000
65
There is 45 minutes level in Level 29 with blinds of 100,000/200,000 and big blind ante of 200,000.
Action resumes in the morning with live-streamed cards up coverage and commentary on PokerGO starting as of 6.30 pm local time.
Final Table Results and Remaining Payouts
Place
Winner
Country
Prize (in EUR)
1
€1,276,712
2
€789,031
3
€558,505
4
€401,344
5
€292,862
6
€217,854
7
€163,434
8
Ilija Savevski
Macedonia
€125,052
9
Brian Kamphorst
Netherlands
€97,260
Day 4 Action
The action resumed with 32 players remaining and Dimitar Yosifov leading the way. ClubGG qualifier Daniel Petri shot up the ranks to put pressure on the overnight chip leader.
However, he was eliminated by Guillaume Diaz who took over as chip leader with three tables remaining as another Frenchman pulled out in front. Johan Guilbert had chipped up steadily and seemed to be in the thick of the action. Despite one hand where he tanked for over 17 minutes he sent multiple opponents to the rail.
Diaz would have two opponents double through him as his challenge faltered, with Guilbert taking over at the top of the counts. However, after Diaz and Yossi Dayan were sent to the rail in eleventh and tenth place respectively, it was Gulas held a commanding lead as the final table got underway.
There was still time for the eliminations of Brian Kamphorst and Ilija Savevski to round out the day, with play being halted for the final seven players and Gulas still in the lead.
Action resumes on Wednesday with live-streamed cards up coverage and commentary on PokerGO starting as of 6.30 p.m. local time. PokerNews will also be on-site to provide live updates until a winner is crowned.