Guilherme Cazula

Guilherme Cazula emerged on the Brazilian poker scene as a teenager. At just 18 years old, he made a deep run in the 2017 888Live Poker Festival São Paulo Main Event, which had a buy-in of R$1,300 and attracted 757 entrants. Cazula entered the final day as the chip leader, having bagged 1,706,000 chips after 21 levels. He navigated a roller-coaster day, including a hand where he called a three-bet with a flush to recover his stack.

In the final day of the 888Live São Paulo Main Event, Cazula battled heads-up against Haroldo Silva. With the blinds at 125,000/250,000, Silva raised all-in on the button and Cazula called. Cazula held Q♠J♠ while Silva had K♥8♥. The board ran out 9♣3♦2♠4♥K♠, giving Silva a pair of kings on the river to eliminate Cazula in second place. He earned R$125,000, the largest cash of his career.

Beyond tournament results, Cazula engaged in poker community initiatives. He started a bankroll challenge aiming to turn R$300 into R$5,000, documented on Mundo Poker. He also co-hosted a lecture on modern poker for women alongside Vini Marques at the Hijack Poker Club in São Paulo.