WSOP 2025: Benny Glaser Defends Dominance With Two Titles in Four Days, Captures Seventh Bracelet

Benny Glaser: The Mixed Games Maestro Strikes Again
 

Just four days after clinching the $1,500 Dealer's Choice, Benny Glaser wasted no time grabbing another title—this time in the $1,500 Mixed: PLO Hi-Lo 8 or Better event. His seventh WSOP bracelet places him shoulder to shoulder with legends like Daniel Negreanu, Scott Seiver, and Billy Baxter, securing a share of the seventh spot on the all-time WSOP bracelet leaderboard. While the $258,193 payout may not be the largest, the win's prestige is undeniable given the sheer strength of the field and the complexity of the format.

The final table stretched into an unscheduled Day 4, with Benny Glaser, Travis Pearson, and David Shmuel returning to battle it out. Shmuel bowed out fairly quickly in third, leaving Glaser and Pearson to a seesaw heads-up duel lasting several hours. The chip lead changed hands multiple times, and the match featured a handful of chopped pots mistakenly thought to be decisive pots in the heat of the moment.

Reflecting on his hard-fought victory, Glaser said: "This just feels incredibly surreal. I’m still trying to process it all. It was a really tough match, and I was so impressed with how Pearson played." With two titles already under his belt just ten days into WSOP 2025, Glaser now stands out as the front-runner for WSOP Player of the Year—an accolade he’s clearly set his sights on: "I always had winning Player of the Year in the back of my mind, but this win really makes me want to go for it. My schedule might shift by a tournament or two—like maybe the 100K PLO, which before this I wasn’t sure I’d play."

Lou Garza Seizes $25K Mixed High Roller Title
 

One of the most anticipated tournaments of the WSOP’s opening half, the $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha / No-Limit Hold’em, saw Lou Garza pull off a dramatic comeback. Facing Ben Lamb heads-up and trailing by a daunting 1:4 chip deficit, Garza found another gear. He fought back to claim a career-best 1,302,233$ and his second WSOP bracelet.

Showing mental fortitude and relentless aggression, Garza steadily chipped away at Lamb’s advantage. The pivotal moment came with a triple-barrel bluff holding just nine-high—completely catching the 2011 WSOP Player of the Year off guard. Lamb let go of top pair, only to watch Garza table the bluff. In the next crucial pot, Garza picked up pocket aces and locked up the win.

After the match, Garza summed up the moment: "It feels amazing, but there’s more work to be done. I’m not finished yet!"

While Glaser and Garza are already celebrating their victories, the WSOP 2025 rolls on with two more events now down to their final three contenders at each final table.

Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em
 

The classic mid-stakes No-Limit Hold’em showdown is down to its final three from a field of 1,692 entries, all chasing the top prize of 436,044$.

Scott Bohlmann holds the chip lead going into the final session—he’s the only player at the table with a WSOP bracelet already to his name, having won his first one back in 2018.

Event #18: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship
 

This prestigious mixed game championship routinely draws the industry's most versatile players, and is now down to its final three from a starting field of 152. Up top is 354,444$ and a first career WSOP gold bracelet. Despite the smaller player pool, the event has required an extra day of play, with the winner to be crowned tomorrow.

Source: WSOP, PokerNews, X, TheHendonMob