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Benny Glaser Holds Chip Lead in $50,000 PPC Final 15

By Mrinal Gujare

01 Jul 2026

Mrinal Gujare 01 Jul 2026

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Benny Glaser leads the final 15 in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship.
Prize pool reaches $5,130,000; every player left has six-figure winnings.
Poker stars like Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth remain in contention.

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Benny Glaser leads the final 15 players into Day 4 of Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship. The 108-entry field generated a $5,130,000 prize pool at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, where top poker pros chase the victory.

The annual Main Event for mixed games aficionados is one step closer to crowning a champion at the World Series of Poker.

At the conclusion of Day 3, only 15 players remain in contention from an original field of 108 entries in Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship.

The tournament is hosted by Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, creating an overall prize pool of $5,130,000.

While every remaining player has already secured a six-figure cash prize for their efforts, the largest slices of the prize pool will be awarded over the following two days of competition.

Benny Glaser of the United Kingdom has put himself in prime position for another deep run. Widely considered one of the most talented and versatile mixed games players in the world, Glaser leaped from second place on Day 2 to the absolute top of the leaderboard by the end of Day 3.

Glaser will return for Day 4 with a leading stack of 4,705,000 chip. The British pro has his eyes firmly set on securing his ninth career World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

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Navigating the final stretch will require navigating nine different poker variants against a highly competitive lineup of professionals. Paul Volpe sits close behind in second place on the leaderboard with 4,020,000 chips, while Kristopher Tong occupies third place with a stack of 3,305,000.

The remaining field features several of the most prominent names in professional poker. Joining the top three in the overnight top ten are Josh Arieh with 2,640,000 chips, Phil Ivey with 2,555,000 chips, and Jason Mercier with a stack of 2,180,000.

Further down the chip counts, Phil Hellmuth managed to survive the day. Hellmuth holds a shorter stack of 545,000 chips but retains his mathematical chances of extending his own historical record by chasing an 18th career World Series of Poker gold bracelet.