Alex Kulev

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About

Alex Kulev is a Bulgarian professional poker player based in Dublin, Ireland, and one of the most remarkable self-made success stories in modern high-stakes poker. He plays online under the alias “FutureofMe.” Having never been part of a staking or coaching stable, Kulev improved entirely through practice and by discussing hands with better players — a philosophy that now shapes his coaching at GTO LAB, where his first videos are coming soon.

His ascent has been extraordinary: from his live debut in 2018 and first serious online results in 2021, to back-to-back seven-figure scores at the 2023 WSOP — a bracelet win in the $50,000 High Roller and a fourth-place finish in the $250,000 Super High Roller — and then a first Triton Poker title in Montenegro in 2024 for $2,566,000. He is Bulgaria’s all-time leading live earner and sits in the top 100 on the global all-time money list.

Alex represents the kind of player GTO LAB is built for: someone who combined rigorous theoretical study with an honest, independent work ethic to reach the absolute top of the game without shortcuts. His coaching topics will include:

• Self-directed study and improvement — how to improve without coaches or staking by building genuine understanding through hand discussion, solver work, and honest self-assessment
• Transitioning into high roller fields — the strategic and mental adjustments required when moving from mid-stakes to elite competition, and how to identify where real edges still exist against world-class opponents
• EPT and Triton Super High Roller dynamics — postflop and preflop decision-making in the world’s most demanding live events, with a focus on the unique pressures of multi-day high-buy-in tournaments
• WSOP bracelet event strategy — from the $250K Super High Roller to the $50K High Roller, covering how stack depth, field composition, and pay structure shape optimal strategy at the final table

Alex’s coaching is coming soon to GTO LAB. His approach will reflect the same qualities that defined his playing career — honest, independently-minded, and built on genuine understanding rather than surface-level pattern recognition.