Benny Glaser Explained

Benny Glaser
Hometown:Southampton, Hampshire
Wsop Bracelet Count:5
Wsop Final Tables:16
Wsop Money Finishes:43
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Rank:960
Wsop Main Event Best Finish Year:2022
Updated:2023-06-19

Benny Glaser (;[1] born 7 June 1989) is a professional poker player from Southampton, UK.[2] He has won five 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

Glaser has won five events and made 16 final tables at the WSOP. He won his first bracelet 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]

Glaser's five bracelets are the most by any player from Europe.[11]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (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

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.[12] In 2022 he added a further four titles to his haul.[13] [14] In 2023 Glaser won 7 WCOOP titles, a record for the most titles won in a single series.[15]

World Championship of Online Poker titles

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2018WCOOP-27-L: $55 PLO [6-Max], $100K Gtd$23,807
2019WCOOP-23-M: $109 Razz, $40K Gtd$10,924
2020WCOOP-55-H: $2,100 HORSE, $150K Gtd$43,055
2021WCOOP 50-M: $55 NLO8 [6-Max], $50K Gtd$9,293
2022WCOOP 09-H: $2,100 HORSE, $75K Gtd$33,300
2022WCOOP 18-H: $1,050 PLO [6-Max], $200K Gtd$39,638
2022WCOOP 4-L: $11 NLO8 [6-Max], $15K Gtd$2,334
2022WCOOP 14-H: $1,050 HORSE, $50K Gtd$19,107
2023WCOOP 16-M: $109 Badugi 6-Max, $15K Gtd$3,550
2023WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of 2-7 Triple Draw, $50K Gtd$22,650
2023WCOOP 50-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $40K Gtd$19,490
2023WCOOP 53-H: $2,100 PLO8 6-Max, $125K Gtd$44,201
2023WCOOP 61-H: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw, $30K Gtd$14,207
2023WCOOP 68-M: $320 NLHE 6-Max, $250K Gtd$55,706
2023WCOOP 94-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Turbo, $185K Gtd$38,894

Spring Championship of Online Poker

In addition to his WCOOP titles, Glaser has ten Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) titles. His first SCOOP title was won in 2016 when he won SCOOP-33-H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo, $75K Guaranteed for $54,390. Glaser also won SCOOP titles every year between 2018 and 2023. In 2019 Glaser was the winner of two SCOOP titles, and in 2023 he won three. This made him equal record holder for SCOOP titles with Calvin "cal42688" Anderson, at 10 titles each. [16]

Spring Championship of Online Poker titles

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2016SCOOP-33-H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo, $75K Guaranteed$54,390
2018SCOOP-17-L: $22 FLHE, $25K Gtd$6,202
2019SCOOP 13-M: $215 FL Triple Draw 2-7, $75K Gtd$14,667
2019SCOOP 41-H: $1,050 8-Game, $150K Gtd$45,840
2020SCOOP 06-H: $2,100 8-Game, $150K Gtd$54,854
2021SCOOP 73-M: $215 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $115K Gtd$14,819
2022SCOOP 09-H: $2,100 HORSE [8-Max], $75K Gtd$31,080
2023SCOOP 22 H: $1,050 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd$12,711
2023SCOOP 87 M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max], $65K Gtd$12,573
2023SCOOP 100 M: $109 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO], $225K Gtd$33,560

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Notes and References

  1. 1519220973949448192 . BennyGlaser . Maybe it's more like Glahser, depending on the accent . Benny Glaser . 27 April 2022 . 27 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Benny Glaser . 24 March 2024 . WSOP.com.
  3. Web site: Benny Glaser's profile on The Hendon Mob . 20 November 2023 . The Hendon Mob Poker Database . en.
  4. Web site: Holloway . Chad . 18 June 2015 . UK's Benny Glaser Denies Brock Parker Fouth Bracelet in Event #33: $1,500 2-7 TD . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  5. Web site: Dalla . Nolan . 18 June 2015 . Benny and the Bets . 24 March 2024 . WSOP.com.
  6. Web site: Nuwwarah . Mo . 21 June 2016 . Benny Glaser Quietly Taking WSOP by Storm . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  7. Web site: Nuwwarah . Mo . 22 June 2016 . Glaser Grabs Second Omaha Hi-Low Bracelet in Less Than a Week at the 2016 WSOP . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  8. Web site: Burton . Earl . 23 June 2016 . Benny Glaser Becomes Third Player to Take Second Bracelet at 2016 WSOP and What About the Records? . 24 March 2024 . Poker News Daily . en-US.
  9. Web site: Holloway . Chad . 19 November 2021 . Benny Glaser Wins Event #78: $10,000 Razz Championship for 4th Gold Bracelet ($274,693) . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  10. Web site: Noy . Josh . 18 June 2023 . Benny Glaser Joins Five-Timers Club with Win in Event #38: $10K 2-7 Triple Draw Championship . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  11. Web site: WSOP Bracelets . 24 March 2024 . The Hendon Mob . en.
  12. Web site: Walsh . Jeff . 16 September 2020 . Benny Glaser Wins Third WCOOP Title with $2,100 HORSE Victory . 24 March 2024 . PokerStake . en-US.
  13. Web site: Pitt . Matthew . 8 November 2022 . Glorious WCOOP Take 2 Doubles For Martirosian and Glaser . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  14. Web site: Pitt . Matthew . 11 September 2022 . Benny Glaser Banks Sixth WCOOP Title; Is He The UK's G.O.A.T? . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.
  15. Web site: Fast . Erik . 2 October 2023 . Benny Glaser Wins Record Seventh Title of 2023 WCOOP Series . 24 March 2024 . CardPlayer.
  16. Web site: Pitt . Matthew . 26 May 2023 . Benny Glaser the GOAT Claims Record-Equalling 10th PokerStars SCOOP Title . 24 March 2024 . PokerNews.com . en.