Benny Glaser
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| Benny Glaser | |
|---|---|
 Glaser in 2018 | |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelets | 8 |
| Final tables | 31 |
| Money finishes | 74[1] |
| Highest WSOP Main Event finish | 960th, 2022 |
Benny Glaser (/ˈɡlɑːzə/;[2] born 7 June 1989) is a professional poker player from Southampton, UK.[1] He has won eight bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Overall his total live poker tournament winnings exceed $7,000,000, with a best live cash of $2,830,000 for runner-up in the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. His online poker winnings exceed $1,800,000.[3]
World Series of Poker bracelets
Glaser has won eight events and made 16 final tables at the WSOP. He won his first bracelet for $136,215 in 2015, playing limit Triple Draw Lowball.[4][5]
In 2016, Glaser won two bracelets in Omaha High-Low Split in the same week. First, he won the $1,500 event,[6] then four days later won the $10,000 Championship.[7] Glaser joined Jason Mercier and Ian Johns as two-time winners at the 2016 World Series of Poker.[8] In 2021, Glaser won the $10,000 Razz Championship,[9] and in 2023 he added the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship to his impressive haul.[10] In the 2025 WSOP, he won a $1,500 Dealer's Choice event for his sixth career bracelet.[11] He won his seventh career bracelet in the same World Series in a $1,500 Mixed Omaha event.[12] Glaser then went on to secure his eighth career and third bracelet of the Series in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, becoming one of only seven players to win 3 bracelets in a summer.[13] With his third bracelet win in 2025, Glaser became the first player in WSOP history to win three mixed poker bracelets in one WSOP.
Glaser's eight bracelets are the most by any player from Europe.[14]
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,500 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) | $136,215 |
| 2016 | $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | $244,103 |
| 2016 | $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship | $407,194 |
| 2021 | $10,000 Razz Championship | $274,693 |
| 2023 | $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship | $311,428 |
| 2025 | $1,500 Dealer's Choice | $150,246 |
| 2025 | $1,500 Mixed Omaha | $258,193 |
| 2025 | $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | $208,552 |
World Championship of Online Poker
Glaser's poker success isn't just limited to live poker. He's also won several titles in some of the most prestigious online tournaments series in the world. In the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), Glaser has fifteen titles. His first WCOOP title came in 2018 when he won WCOOP-27-L: $55 PLO [6-Max], $100K Gtd for $23,807. On PokerStars, Glaser plays under the alias "RunGodlike." Through 2021, Glaser's largest WCOOP win came in WCOOP-55-H: $2,100 HORSE, $150K Gtd at the 2020 WCOOP when he won $43,055.[15] In 2022 he added a further four titles to his haul.[16][17] In 2023 Glaser won 7 WCOOP titles, a record for the most titles won in a single series.[18]
World Championship of Online Poker titles
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WCOOP-27-L: $55 PLO [6-Max], $100K Gtd | $23,807 |
| 2019 | WCOOP-23-M: $109 Razz, $40K Gtd | $10,924 |
| 2020 | WCOOP-55-H: $2,100 HORSE, $150K Gtd | $43,055 |
| 2021 | WCOOP 50-M: $55 NLO8 [6-Max], $50K Gtd | $9,293 |
| 2022 | WCOOP 09-H: $2,100 HORSE, $75K Gtd | $33,300 |
| 2022 | WCOOP 18-H: $1,050 PLO [6-Max], $200K Gtd | $39,638 |
| 2022 | WCOOP 4-L: $11 NLO8 [6-Max], $15K Gtd | $2,334 |
| 2022 | WCOOP 14-H: $1,050 HORSE, $50K Gtd | $19,107 |
| 2023 | WCOOP 16-M: $109 Badugi 6-Max, $15K Gtd | $3,550 |
| 2023 | WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of 2-7 Triple Draw, $50K Gtd | $22,650 |
| 2023 | WCOOP 50-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $40K Gtd | $19,490 |
| 2023 | WCOOP 53-H: $2,100 PLO8 6-Max, $125K Gtd | $44,201 |
| 2023 | WCOOP 61-H: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw, $30K Gtd | $14,207 |
| 2023 | WCOOP 68-M: $320 NLHE 6-Max, $250K Gtd | $55,706 |
| 2023 | WCOOP 94-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Turbo, $185K Gtd | $38,894 |