Hand #102: Stefan Schillhabel Wins the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star! ($1,298,000*)

Adam Geyer moves all in for 1,850,000, and Stefan Schillhabel asks for an exact count before he calls with . Geyer turns over , and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes — Geyer pairs his king on the flop, but Schillhabel pairs his eight on the turn and rivers trips to win the pot — and the WPT title — with trip eights.

Adam Geyer finishes as the runner-up, earning $752,800.

Stefan Schillhabel wins the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, earning $1,298,000, which includes his entry into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions. Schillhabel also receives a WPT Champions Trophy, a Hublot watch, and a pair of gold Monster 24K Headphones. Schillhabel’s name will be engraved on the one-and-only WPT Champions Cup, alongside every other WPT champion from all 14 seasons.

Congratulations to Stefan Schillhabel!

1st: Stefan Schillhabel – $1,298,000*
2nd: Adam Geyer – $752,800
3rd: Bryan Piccioli – $493,350
4th: Andjelko Andrejevic – $331,500
5th: Griffin Paul – $231,310
6th: Maria Ho – $179,930

* First prize amount includes a $15,000 entry into the WPT Tournament of Champions.