Stefan Schillhabel has become a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner after navigating one of the more unusual tournaments on the 2026 WSOP Online schedule.
The German poker pro won the $100 Flip & Go on GGPoker, turning his entry into $150,740 and another piece of WSOP hardware.
A total of 7,277 Flip entries were recorded before the tournament moved into its conventional poker stage, helping generate a $1,195,005 prize pool.
Schillhabel also picked up a $30,000 Super Pass for the 2026 WSOP Paradise Main Event as part of his victory.
7,277 Flips Start Unusual WSOP Event
The Flip & Go format removes much of the usual tournament strategy from the opening stage.
Instead of sitting through a conventional Day 1, players begin by going all-in. Luck determines who survives the Flip stage and progresses.
Only then does the poker really begin.
Survivors enter the Go stage, where the tournament switches to conventional No-Limit Hold’em and plays down to a champion.
Schillhabel successfully survived both very different parts of the competition before reaching a final table featuring players from across the world.
The format may be unconventional, but the prize at the end was very traditional: a WSOP bracelet.
Schillhabel Beats Neville Costa Heads-Up
Nine players reached the final table with at least $21,532 already secured.
Maxim “Nesher_boy” Sheingart was the first finalist eliminated, followed by “Bongbonggg” and Zhaoxing “Jokerwang777” Wang.
Antonio “ImTheBest” Galiana eventually finished sixth for $44,462, with Austria’s “liano96” collecting $56,958 in fifth.
David Mzareulov took fourth place and $72,642 before the tournament reached its final three.
Brazil then had two opportunities to claim the bracelet.
Patrick “Nelepo10” Ulyssea finished third for $92,643, leaving fellow Brazilian Neville “Lionevil” Costa heads-up against Schillhabel.
Costa was unable to complete the job.
Schillhabel took the title and $150,740, while Costa’s runner-up finish was worth $118,153.
$100 Flip & Go Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Schillhabel | $150,740 |
| 2 | Neville “Lionevil” Costa | $118,153 |
| 3 | Patrick “Nelepo10” Ulyssea | $92,643 |
| 4 | David Mzareulov | $72,642 |
| 5 | liano96 | $56,958 |
| 6 | Antonio “ImTheBest” Galiana | $44,462 |
| 7 | Zhaoxing “Jokerwang777” Wang | $35,020 |
| 8 | Bongbonggg | $27,460 |
| 9 | Maxim “Nesher_boy” Sheingart | $21,532 |
Four-Year Wait for Bracelet Number Two
Schillhabel’s first WSOP bracelet also came online.
He won the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Housewarming event on GGPoker in 2022, defeating Brazil’s Ramon Kropmanns heads-up.
Four years later, another Brazilian opponent stood between him and a bracelet.
The result was the same.
His latest victory adds another major result to a career that has included success at some of poker’s biggest live tournaments.
Schillhabel won the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event in 2016 for $1,298,000 and has spent much of his career competing in high-stakes tournaments.
His second bracelet also comes during a period when the distinction between live and online WSOP success continues to narrow.
Poker Type recently looked at how the WSOP’s return to ESPN is putting poker back in front of mainstream television audiences, but a growing part of the bracelet schedule now exists entirely online.
Schillhabel has taken advantage twice.
WSOP Paradise Super Pass Adds to Schillhabel’s Prize
The $150,740 first prize wasn’t the only reward awaiting Schillhabel.
His victory also earned him a $30,000 Super Pass for the 2026 WSOP Paradise Main Event.
That becomes particularly valuable this year.
Poker Type recently reported that WSOP Paradise 2026 will feature $120 million in guaranteed prize pools, with the series returning to the Bahamas in December.
It gives Schillhabel an opportunity to turn an online bracelet victory into another major live tournament score before the end of the year.
Two Bracelets Put Schillhabel in Select Company
Winning one WSOP bracelet remains a career landmark.
Winning repeatedly is considerably harder.
The importance of bracelets can be seen throughout poker’s historical debates. When Poker Type examined why Jason Koon belongs in the Poker Hall of Fame, his WSOP success formed one part of a much wider record built across high-stakes poker.
Schillhabel is not finished building his own résumé.
His first bracelet arrived online in 2022. His second has now followed through a tournament that started with almost no control over his fate at all.
Once the flips were finished, however, Schillhabel still had to play his way through the remaining field.
Four years after becoming a WSOP champion for the first time, he has done it again.
