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.
Won my first WSOP Online Bracelet on @natural8 last night 😍
Looks like focussing on poker again was a good idea.
EPT Barcelona next 🛫#TeamBling #runreg pic.twitter.com/5lLAkRp5M8
— Stefan Schillhabel (@becksundsoda) August 16, 2022
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.
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.
https://www.pokerscout.com/ggpoker-offers-details-on-wsop-online-10-million-mystery-bounty/
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
Date Event Buy-in Guarantee
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