WSOP 2025 Day 26 Recap: Benny Glaser Hits Bracelet Trifecta, Wins $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship

The 26th day of play at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas saw Benny Glaser continue his brilliant run, securing his third bracelet of the summer. Two more winners were crowned, including Kristopher Tong winning the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship and Brett Lim taking the top spot in the $1,000 Seniors Championship. Here’s a look at all of the action from Saturday at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos.

Glaser Does It Again – Captures Third Bracelet of Series, Eighth Overall

The massive run of Benny Glaser (pictured above) continued on Friday as he snagged his third bracelet of the summer in Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball for $208,552. The win came at a stacked final table and the English player sits alone on the career bracelet leaderboard with eight, just behind Johnny Moss with nine and Doyle Brunson, Erik Seidel, and Johnny Chan, all with 10.

“It feels outrageous, honestly” he said after the latest win. “Three in one series. That’s so many in one series and it’s not even over yet. It’s unreal.”

Schuyler Thornton finished second for $135,506 in an event that drew 463 entries for a $1 million prize pool. Glaser still has plenty of time to give it a run for four bracelets in one series.

Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Final Table Results

Tong Takes Down $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Kristopher Tong proved to be quite adept in the five variants of poker featured in Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. The player originally from Michigan and now living in Dallas, Texas, took home his first bracelet and top prize of $452,689. Tong fought off a tough final table that included plenty of bracelet winners. The new champion has dealt with some personal issues over the last year, making the win even more special.

“I'm super blessed in life,” Tong said afterward. “But I had kind of a family tragedy like eight, nine months ago, and honestly it kind of messed me up for a little while. I've grown so much, learned so much, really special people have come into my life more from that situation and it's just crazy.”

The H.O.R.S.E. action brought in 207 entries for a $2 million prize pool. Maximilian Schindler finished runner-up for $301,786.

Event #55: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship Final Table Results

Brett Lim Rises to Top in Seniors Championship

After five days of play, Brett Lim came out on top in Event #48: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship for his first bracelet and $653,839. Lim had just under $16,000 before the victory and entered the final day second in chips.

“You always dream or aspire that something like this is going to happen, but 48 hours ago this was the furthest thing from my mind,” Lim said afterward. “I barely min-cashed. I was happy with some money jumps, and up until 20 minutes ago I thought I had lost the heads-up match. A lot of things were going pretty grim, and then two key hands just came by – boom, boom, boom. I didn’t think I was going to win, to tell you the truth, but luck finds you in strange ways, and it found me this time.”

The tournament brought in 7,575 entries for a $6.7 million prize pool. Elan Lepovic finished runner-up for $435,572.

Event #48: $1,000 Senior's No-Limit Hold’em Championship Final Table Results

High Roller PLO Reaches Final 11 Players

China’s Biao Ding returns as chip leader in Event #57: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha with 11,000,000. High roller Stephen Chidwick also lurks among the chip leaders with 6,955,000. Ding is seeking his first bracelet while Chidwick is looking for No. 3. Bracelet winners Ka Kwan Lau, Richard Gryko, and Dylan Linde are among the final 11 players vying for the $1.1 million top prize in an event that drew 192 entries for a $9.4 million prize pool.

Event #57: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha

First Day Concludes in $3,000 Nine Game Mix WIth Oliver Tot at the Top

Day 1 of Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix saw 456 entries for a $1.1 million prize pool, with the winner taking home the bracelet and $228,115. At the conclusion of Day 1, just 144 players advanced with Slovakia’s Oliver Tot leading the pack with 356,000, followed by Fu Wong, of Chandler, Arizona, with     355,000.

Others moving on to Day 2 included Gus Hansen (238,000), Philip Sternheimer (151,500), Chad Eveslage (145,000), Brian Rast (134,000), Nick Schulman (122,000), Phil Hellmuth (87,500), Huck Seed (63,500), and Viktor Blom (55,500).

Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix

Millionaire Maker Heading to Day 2 After 4,400 Entries on Day 1D

The largest field yet came out for the final starting slight in Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em on Saturday. The tournament saw 4,419 entries with 1,027 players advancing and bringing the entire number of entries to 11,996 for a $16.6 million prize pool. This was the largest starting flight yet and Bulgaria’s Robert Fluereci finished as chip leader with 900,000, followed by New York’s Asher Conniff with 489,000.

Others bagging chips included Yang Zhang (380,000), Barry Hutter (357,00), Joao Simao (322,000), Asi Moshe (310,500), Jamie Gold (276,500), Chris Moorman (227,500), Alec Torelli (165,500), David Oppenheim (128,000), Stoyan Madanzhiev (114,000), Jonathan Tamayo (101,500), Justin Saliba (99,500), Kristen Foxen (40,500), and Chance Kornuth (25,000). Day 2 of the Millionaire Maker kicks off today.

Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em Day 1D