Benny Glaser’s heater continues on the World Collection of Poker.
The British poker professional gained the $2,500 buy-in Combined Triple Draw Lowball occasion Sunday at Horseshoe Las Vegas, his third victory for the reason that sequence began final month.
Glaser is the seventh participant in historical past to win three tournaments on the similar WSOP. He joins Scott Seiver (2024), Jeff Lisandro (2009), Phil Ivey (2002), Ted Forrest (1993), Phil Hellmuth (1993) and Puggy Pearson (1973).
“It feels outrageous, actually,” Glaser informed PokerNews. “Three in a single sequence. That’s so many in a single sequence, and it’s not even over but. It’s unreal.
“In a manner it’s type of humorous that it’s occurring within the decrease stakes buy-ins the place the fields are larger versus the $10Ks, that are usually extra winnable. … It’s actually loopy. Such a grind, such a battle.”
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Glaser is considered among the finest mixed-game gamers of all time and earned his eighth profession WSOP bracelet, that are awarded for event victories. That places Glaser No. 7 on the all-time wins listing and extends his report for bracelets by a European participant.
All of Glaser’s bracelets have are available non-Maintain’em occasions.
He gained the $1,500 buy-in Sellers Alternative and the $1,500 buy-in Combined Pot-Restrict Omaha Excessive-Low 8 or Higher event in a four-day span this month.
The most recent victory was price $208,552 and pushed Glaser’s profession stay event earnings previous $9.3 million, in response to the Hendon Mob Poker Database.
Schuyler Thornton completed second to Glaser and took residence $135,506.
Glaser is likely one of the front-runners for WSOP Participant of the 12 months honors. With all his victories coming prior to now decade, there’s rising hypothesis that Glaser might ultimately problem Phil Hellmuth for the report of 17 bracelets.
“There’s attending to be ideas of it. There’s been speak of it currently, form of understandably. I’m not essentially setting my purpose on that. It could be a cool factor,” Glaser mentioned. “I’m nonetheless simply going to attempt to hold displaying up each summer season and hold taking part in my finest. He’s nonetheless going to maintain doing the identical, so he’s positively going to be a really powerful man to catch, however it might be a cool race.”
Bohlman misses out
Scott Bohlman was denied his second bracelet of this WSOP when he completed as runner-up within the $3,000 buy-in Restrict Maintain’em occasion Tuesday at Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Bohlman tops the Participant of the 12 months leaderboard and picked up $129,183 for second place.
Moshe Gavrieli closed out Bohlman throughout their heads-up duel and snagged his first bracelet together with the $200,303 prime prize.
Mateos nonetheless good
Spanish poker professional Adrian Mateos gained his fifth profession bracelet final week when he took down the $3,200 buy-in No-limit Maintain’em Excessive Curler on-line occasion.
The event concluded with a stay ultimate desk, and Mateos overcame an enormous chip deficit to defeat Alex Kulev of Bulgaria heads-up for the $253,080 prime prize.
Mateos, 30, improved to 5-0 in heads-up matches on the WSOP and have become the fifth participant to seize 5 bracelets by age 30. He joined Phil Ivey (28), Hellmuth (29), Allen Cunningham (30) and Daniel Alaei (30).
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