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Benny Glaser Eyes Ninth Bracelet as Leader of WSOP Poker Players Championship Final Six

By Mrinal Gujare

01 Jul 2026

Mrinal Gujare 01 Jul 2026

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Benny Glaser leads final 6 in 2026 WSOP $50K PPC.
Players fight for a $1.34M top prize from a $5.13M pool.
Final table resumes June 25 in Las Vegas.

Image by: Regina Cortina / Pokernews

Benny Glaser leads the final six players into the final day of Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2026 WSOP. The remaining field competes for a $1,343,764 top prize from a total prize pool of $5,130,000.

The pinnacle of the mixed-game tournament schedule at the 2026 World Series of Poker has reached its final stage.

Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (PPC) is down to its final six players after four days of intense nine-game poker action.

The remaining contenders are the last ones standing from a starting field of 108 unique entries. They will return to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on June 25 to divide the largest shares of the $5,130,000 prize pool.

The ultimate winner will walk away with a $1,343,764 top prize, the prestigious Chip Reese Memorial trophy, and the golden WSOP bracelet.

After a day full of up-and-down swings, mixed games phenom Benny Glaser bagged the most chips at the end of the night.

Having started the day as the chip leader, Glaser went wire-to-wire to set himself up for a historic opportunity to become the first player of the post-poker-boom generation to capture nine bracelets.

"It was a struggle for a bit today," Glaser shared with PokerNews as he was bagging his chips. "The early levels were nice, but once we got moved to the feature table, things became pretty tough."

"I had a couple of unfortunate hands, but I battled and had a very nice couple of levels at the end. I’m actually down 2,000,000 from my peak, but I’m relatively happy with the day."

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Capturing the PPC title is the ultimate dream of any mixed game grinder, and Glaser is looking forward to the upcoming finale.

"I’m excited. I hope I can get as much sleep as I can, lock in, and battle. It’s one of the most exciting spots of the year, and I’m looking to capitalize on it."

Glaser ended the day with 8,610,000 in his possession, which is worth just under 22 big bets when play resumes. Meanwhile, a star-studded lineup remains in contention.

Maxx Coleman, Kristopher Tong, Josh Arieh, and Phil Ivey all bagged around 5,000,000 in chips, while Paul Volpe holds 2,725,000, which stands as the shortest stack of all the remaining players.