Benny Glaser

Benny Glaser (born 7 June 1989) is a professional poker player from Southampton, UK. 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.

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.

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 to his impressive haul.

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

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. 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.

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.