Benny Glaser

Benny Glaser (born 1989) is a poker player from Southampton, UK.[1] He has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Overall his total live poker tournament winnings exceed $1,475,000.[2]

Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser in 2018
ResidenceSouthampton, Hampshire
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)3
Final table(s)6
Money finish(es)17[1]

World Series of Poker

Glaser has won three events and made five final tables at the WSOP. He won his first bracelet in 2015, playing limit Triple Draw Lowball.[3][4]

In 2016, Glaser won two bracelets in Omaha High-Low Split in the same week. First he won the $1,500 event,[5] then four days later won the $10,000 Championship.[6] Glaser joined Jason Mercier and Ian Johns as two-time winners at the 2016 World Series of Poker.[7]

Glaser's three bracelets are the most by any player from Great Britain.[8]

World Series of Poker bracelets
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

References
  1. Wsop.com: Benny Glaser
  2. Hendon Mob database: Benny Glaser
  3. Pokernews.com: UK's Benny Glaser Denies Brock Parker Fourth Bracelet: $1,500 2-7 TD
  4. Wsop.com: Benny and the Bets
  5. Pokernews.com: Benny Glaser Quietly Taking WSOP by Storm
  6. Pokernews.com: Glaser Grabs Second Omaha Hi-Low Bracelet in Less Than a Week at the 2016 WSOP
  7. Poker News Daily: Benny Glaser Becomes Third Player to Take Second Bracelet at 2016 WSOP and What About the Records?
  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal: England’s Benny Glaser becomes latest two-time winner at WSOP
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