WSOP Online: First Winners Crowned at GGPoker; Mystery Bounty Tops 23K Entries So Far

Just a few days into the World Series of Poker Online at GGPoker, three winners have already been awarded. All three are first-time bracelet winners and two of those earned six-figure paydays.

The series features 33 bracelet events running though Sept. 27 at GG for international players. The action then switches to WSOP.com from Sept. 10 – Oct. 18 for players in legalized US markets. Here’s a quick look at the action so far.

Event 1: $500 The Housewarming

This No Limit Hold’em event kicked off the series and the bargain buy-in produced a hefty field. The Housewarming brought in 5,099 entries for a $2.4 million prize pool. Germany’s Stefan Schillhabel (pictured in lead image, courtesy of PokerGO) came out on top for $296,410. 

Schillhabel has $9.5 million in live tournament winnings including a seventh-place finish in the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event in 2020 for $467,825. His poker record includes numerous other major wins and top finishes.

The biggest of those came in 2017 in the Super High Roller Bowl, where he took seventh for $2.4 million.

Following the WSOP Online win, Schillhabel certainly seemed pleased to add his first bracelet.

Event 2: $1,111 Every 1 for War Relief

This charity event sent a portion of the prize pool to Ukraine war relief efforts. The event also produced the second-straight six-figure payout of the series with another German finding the winner’s circle.

Claas Segebrecht came out on top for $102,152 and his debut bracelet. The event attracted 730 entries for an $811,030 prize pool.

Segebrecht has more than $2.7 million in live tournament winnings. In 2019 he came close to winning a bracelet, finishing runner-up in the WSOP Europe Main Event for $779,275.

#3: $2,500 Limit Hold’em Championship

Brazil remains a hotspot for online poker and the game in general, and a Brazilian grabbed a bracelet in this event. Rafael “BruxoR10” Caiaffa found his first bracelet for $64,671.

The event brought in 124 entries for a $294,500 prize pool. After getting into poker in 2006 and playing as a pro, Caiaffa began playing again in April after a two-year layoff. He jumped in a few live and online events over the last few months.

“I don’t take poker as a profession anymore, but it’s a hobby that ends up giving me a financial return,” he told iGaming Brazil recently. “So I play online when I feel like it, sporadically, online and cash games, but what I really like is live.

“My goal is to play the Brazilian circuit like I’ve been doing for the last few years, the BSOP and maybe some other tournament that I have here in Brazil. And eventually the WSOP in Las Vegas, which gives it a bigger spotlight.”

Caiaffa may not have won a bracelet in Vegas, but no doubt adding an online bracelet to his poker resumé was a nice way to get back to the tables.

Less than a month after events wrapped up at the World Series of Poker, the bracelet action returns for online poker players at GGPoker and WSOP.com.

Looking ahead

As the weekend approaches, even more bracelet action lies ahead. Event 4: $1,050 Bounty Deepstack is set for Thursday. That’s followed by Event 5: $315 Six-Handed Bounty NLHE on Saturday.

Sunday brings Event 6: $800 Monster Stack, which should produce a monstrous field of players.

After numerous starting flights, Monday’s action brings Day 2 of the $10 million Mystery Bounty. Satellites start at just $1 and one lucky bounty winner can score a $1 million bounty grand prize.

As of Thursday, starting flights had attracted 23,163 entries with more set for the weekend. GG officials expected a big increase in entries over the weekend and hoped to meet the guarantee ahead of Day 2.

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Along with plenty of bracelet events, GG is also offering a packed schedule of side events. Here’s a look at the entire bracelet schedule.

WSOP Online 2022 – GGPoker

DateEventBuy-inGuarantee
Aug 22#7: Million Dollar Mystery Bounty - $1M Top Bounty Prize [Day 2]$210$10,000,000
Aug 25#9: $525 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha$525-
Aug 27#10: $10,000 Heads Up NLH Championship [No Late Reg, 128 Cap]$10,000-
Aug 28#11: $400 DOUBLE STACK Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$400-
Aug 28#12: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller NLH$10,000$5,000,000
Aug 29#13: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day]$1,500$5,000,000
Aug 30#14: $2,500 Deepstack Championship NLH$2,500-
Sep 1#15: $777 LUCKY SEVENS Bounty 7-Handed NLH$777-
Sep 3#16: $1,000 Ultra Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em$1,000-
Sep 4#17: THE BIG 500 No-Limit Hold'em$500-
Sep 5#18: $100 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold'em [Go Stage]$100$1,000,000
Sep 6#19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship$5,000-
Sep 8#20: $888 CRAZY EIGHTS Bounty 8-Handed NLH$888-
Sep 10#21: $500 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship$500-
Sep 11#22: $1,050 WSOP GGMasters HR Freezeout NLH$1,050$2,000,000
Sep 12#23: $400 PLOSSUS [Bounty, Final Stage]$400$1,000,000
Sep 13#24: $2,100 Bounty NLH Championship$2,100-
Sep 15#25: $315 Superstack Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$315-
Sep 17#26: $600 DOUBLE CHANCE NLH [2-Stack]$600-
Sep 18#27: $1,500 FIFTY STACK Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$1,500-
Sep 19#28: $400 COLOSSUS [Final Day]$400$3,000,000
Sep 20#29: $5,000 Short Deck Championship [3-Stack]$5,000-
Sep 22#30: $840 6-Handed Bounty No-Limit Hold'em$840-
Sep 24#31: $1,050 Beat the Pros Bounty Freezeout$1,050-
Sep 25#32: $400 The Closer NLH [Series Saver]$400-
Sep 26#33: $5,000 WSOP Online MAIN EVENT [Day 2]$5,000$20,000,000
 

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