WSOP 2026 Recap: Benny Glaser, Buttplug and all Bracelett Winners of the Weekend

It was one of those weeks where the mixed‑game tables decided history, while a single silver novelty item reminded everyone that live poker will always find new ways to be weird.

Benny Glaser closed out the $50,000 Poker Players Championship by beating Josh Arieh heads‑up for his ninth WSOP bracelet and the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy. The win came with a $1.34 million first prize from a prize pool of just over $5.1 million and pushed Glaser into a tie with Johnny Moss on the all‑time bracelet list at exactly nine.

That stat sits on top of a ridiculous mixed‑game résumé from 2025 and 2026, including multiple bracelet wins across HORSE and other variants, making him one of the most consistent non‑hold’em performers in recent WSOP history. With only Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson, Erik Seidel, and Johnny Chan ahead of him in total bracelets, the Hall of Fame conversation has moved from “if” to “when.”

Glaser’s ninth bracelet arrives before he has even hit Hall of Fame -age, which for the WSOP is set at 40 and Glaser is born 1989. If he continues at anything close to this pace through the rest of the decade, it is hard to imagine a shortlist in 2029 that does not include his name once he meets the age requirement – or, maybe the WSOP Hall of Fame Rules change again.

In Benny’s case, the story writes itself: elite mixed‑game results across multiple formats, multiple Player of the Year‑style summers, and a flagship title in the event widely considered to be poker’s toughest all‑around championship. The Main Event is still to come in 2026, and Glaser’s bracelet count may not stay stuck on nine for long if he continues to fire every relevant mixed‑game spot in the series.

Away from the nosebleed mixed games, the $1,000 Super Seniors turned into a different kind of headline. British player Andrew Martin brought an X‑rated silver toy to the table and used it as a card protector, which quickly drew the attention of WSOP floor staff and later the poker media.

Tournament officials instructed Martin to remove the item and issued a formal warning, citing the need for civility and professional behaviour at the table even though the rules do not explicitly list sex toys among banned card protectors.

The object technically fit the size limits for foreign objects under WSOP Rule 112, but staff leaned on broader conduct language, arguing that explicit items fall short of the courtesy standard expected at the series.

Martin continued in the tournament after swapping his card cap, ultimately busting in 184th place for a payout a little over $2,600. The story travelled quickly, partly thanks to photos and video shared via PokerNews and social media, and became the kind of hand history that will live longer in poker culture than many mid‑stakes results.

The weekend’s storylines are a snapshot, not the finale. The Main Event is still ahead, bringing thousands of players into the mix and giving the series its biggest stage for new champions and deep runs. Around it, multiple bracelet events in no‑limit hold’em, Omaha, mixed games, and speciality formats are still on the board, giving both established names and new faces more shots at hardware before the summer closes.