The 2022 World Series of Poker Online kicked off on August 14 with the first of 66 bracelet events to be held on the internet. The first 33 tournaments will take place on WSOP international online partner GGpoker.com, with the other 33 will take place on WSOP.com for players inside select states within the US.
Six events have had their full results reported thus far, with more than 11,000 entries made and over $6.5 million in prize money awarded to date. Below is a look at the results from those first six tournaments.
Event 1 – $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em
This year’s WSOP Online got underway with a $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, dubbed ‘The Housewarming’ in reference to the tournament of the same name that was held during the opening weekend of the live and in-person WSOP this summer at the new venue of Paris Las Vegas and Bally’s.
The online version drew a field of 5,099 total entries, easily surpassing the tournament’s unique $2,022,000 guarantee to create a final prize pool of $2,422,025. The top 600 finishers made the money, but the largest payday was received for eventual champion Stefan Schillhabel. The German poker pro earned $296,410 and his first WSOP gold bracelet for the win.
The 2016 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event champion now has more than $11 million in recorded tournament earnings to his name.
Schillhabel defeated Brazil’s Ramon Silva heads-up for the gold, then took to Twitter to celebrate. Other notables who made deep runs included Angelina Rich (4th – $124,993), Markus Prinz (10th – $14,038), and online streamer Kevin Martin (39th – $5,561).
Here is a look at the final table results: Place Player Earnings Event 2 – $1,111 Every 1 for War Relief
The second event of the opening Sunday included a charity component. The $1,111 buy-in ‘Every 1 for War Relief’ tournament saw $111 from each buy-in donated to the National Bank of Ukraine. The tournament attracted a final total of 730 entries, resulting in a sum of $81,030 for war relief efforts. The remaining $811,030 in prize money was paid out among […]
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