Benny Glaser (; born 7 June 1989) is a professional poker player from Southampton, UK. He has won nine bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). He has also won nine European Poker Tour (EPT) events. Overall his total live poker tournament winnings exceed $10,000,000, 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.
World Series of Poker Glaser has won nine events and made 37 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 Jason Mercier and Ian Johns as two-time winners at the 2016 World Series of Poker. In 2021, Glaser won the $10,000 Razz Championship, and in 2023 he added the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship. 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 three bracelets in a summer. With his third bracelet win in 2025, Glaser became the first player in WSOP history to win three mixed poker bracelets in one WSOP.
In 2026, Glaser won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, a mixed game event considered one of the most prestigious titles in professional poker. With that win, he became the seventh player in WSOP history—and the first since Erik Seidel in 2021—to claim nine bracelets.
Glaser's nine bracelets are the most by any player from Europe.
World Series of Poker bracelets
YearTournamentPrize (US$)2015$1,500 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)$136,2152016$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better $244,1032016$10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship$407,1942021$10,000 Razz Championship$274,6932023$10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship$311,4282025$1,500 Dealer's Choice $150,2462025$1,500 Mixed Omaha$258,1932025$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball$208,5522026$50,000 Poker Players Championship$1,343,764
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 sixteen 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 $43,055. In 2022 he added a further four titles to his haul. In 2023 Glaser won 7 WCOOP titles, a record for the most titles won in a single series.
World Championship of Online Poker titles
YearTournamentPrize (US$)2018WCOOP-27-L: $55 PLO [6-Max], $100K Gtd$23,8072019WCOOP-23-M: $109 Razz, $40K Gtd$10,9242020WCOOP-55-H: $2,100 HORSE, $150K Gtd$43,0552021WCOOP 50-M: $55 NLO8 [6-Max], $50K Gtd$9,2932022WCOOP 09-H: $2,100 HORSE, $75K Gtd$33,3002022WCOOP 18-H: $1,050 PLO [6-Max], $200K Gtd$39,6382022WCOOP 4-L: $11 NLO8 [6-Max], $15K Gtd$2,3342022WCOOP 14-H: $1,050 HORSE, $50K Gtd$19,1072023WCOOP 16-M: $109 Badugi 6-Max, $15K Gtd$3,5502023WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of 2-7 Triple Draw, $50K Gtd$22,6502023WCOOP 50-H: $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $40K Gtd$19,4902023WCOOP 53-H: $2,100 PLO8 6-Max, $125K Gtd$44,2012023WCOOP 61-H: $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw, $30K Gtd$14,2072023WCOOP 68-M: $320 NLHE 6-Max, $250K Gtd$55,7062023WCOOP 94-H: $1,050 NLHE 6-Max Turbo, $185K Gtd$38,8942025WCOOP 81-M: $55 NLHE 6-Max PKO Turbo$14,516
Spring Championship of Online Poker
In addition to his WCOOP titles, Glaser has twelve 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 $54,390. Glaser also won SCOOP titles every year between 2018 and 2023. In 2019 Glaser was the winner of two SCOOP titles, and in 2023 he won three.
Spring Championship of Online Poker titles
YearTournamentPrize (US$)2016SCOOP-33-H: $2,100 Stud Hi/Lo, $75K Guaranteed$54,3902018SCOOP-17-L: $22 FLHE, $25K Gtd$6,2022019SCOOP 13-M: $215 FL Triple Draw 2-7, $75K Gtd$14,6672019SCOOP 41-H: $1,050 8-Game, $150K Gtd$45,8402020SCOOP 06-H: $2,100 8-Game, $150K Gtd$54,8542021SCOOP 73-M: $215 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO], $115K Gtd$14,8192022SCOOP 09-H: $2,100 HORSE [8-Max], $75K Gtd$31,0802023SCOOP 22 H: $1,050 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd$12,7112023SCOOP 87 M: $215 PLO8 [6-Max], $65K Gtd$12,5732023SCOOP 100 M: $109 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO], $225K Gtd$33,5602024SCOOP 75 L: $55 NLHE [Turbo]$19,5912026SCOOP 12 H: $320 Fenomeno HR [Turbo]$16,626
References
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