Benny Glaser (; born 7 June 1989) is a professional

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, UK. He has won eight

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at the

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(WSOP). Overall his total live

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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

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winnings exceed $1,800,000.

World Series of Poker

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. In 2016, Glaser won two bracelets in Omaha High-Low Split in the same week. First, he won the $1,500 event, then four days later won the $10,000 Championship. Glaser joined

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and Ian Johns as two-time winners at the

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. In 2021, Glaser won the $10,000 Razz Championship, and in 2023 he added the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship to his impressive haul. In the 2025 WSOP, he won a $1,500 Dealer's Choice event for his sixth career bracelet. He won his seventh career bracelet in the same World Series in a $1,500 Mixed Omaha event. 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. Glaser's eight bracelets are the most by any player from Europe.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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

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(WCOOP), Glaser has fifteen titles. His first WCOOP title came in 2018 when he won WCOOP-27-L: $55 PLO -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. In 2022 he added a further four titles to his haul. In 2023 Glaser won 7 WCOOP titles, a record for the most titles won in a single series.

World Championship of Online Poker titles

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.

Spring Championship of Online Poker titles

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glaser, Benny English poker players Living people Sportspeople from Southampton World Series of Poker bracelet winners 1989 births