Adrián Mateos Joins Five-Bracelet Club Before 31, Benny Glaser Secures Eighth WSOP Title in 2025

Mateos Makes It Five — and History Alongside It

Mateos’ most recent victory came in the hybrid structured Event #11: $3,200 NLH High Roller, which began online and turned into a live finale at the Horseshoe Events Centre. He battled himself through 444 entries to clinch the $253,080 first prize—and, more impressively, he did it after starting the heads-up match at a massive disadvantage against a player who is not particularly unknown either!

His opponent, one with a big name as well, Bulgaria’s Alex Kulev, entered the final duel with a 4:1 chip lead. But Mateos, calm and calculating as ever, kept chipping up and changed the script of the story without a blink of an eye. 

He is still unbeaten in heads-up matches during the WSOP (five wins in five matches). We didn’t hear much of him this year just yet, but as always, he comes in with a right bang if he does!

Final Table – Event #11: $3,200 NLH High Roller

Place	Player	Country	Payout
1	Adrián Mateos		$253,080
2	Alex Kulev		$186,480
3	Rohan Sanganeria		$139,860
4	Jeffrey Fritz		$99,900
5	Anthony Hu		$66,600
6	Georgios Sotiropoulos		$46,620
7	Jonathan Dokler		$33,300
8	Alan Sternberg		$26,640

Glaser: The Bracelet Machine

While Mateos continues his path toward poker’s Mount Rushmore, Benny Glaser is quietly mounting a charge at Phil Hellmuth’s all-time bracelet record.

The Brit snagged his third title of the 2025 WSOP by winning the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball—bringing his total haul to eight bracelets. The victory came over a 463-player field and earned him $208,552, but the money’s never been the headline with Glaser—it’s the hardware.

Already a record-holder for most SCOOP and WCOOP titles online, Glaser’s consistency across mixed-game formats is virtually unmatched. And now, with eight bracelets to his name (and three this summer alone), the whispers are growing louder: Can he actually catch Hellmuth’s iconic 17-bracelet mark?

Plenty believe he can—and some think he might even pass it.

Final Table – $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Benny Glaser		$208,552
2	Schuyler Thornton		$135,506
3	George Alexander		$90,139
4	Mark Klecan		$61,409
5	Michael Balan		$42,872
6	David “Bakes” Baker		$30,690
7	Chris Klodnicki		$22,542

Legacies in Motion

With Mateos entering his prime and Glaser on a record-breaking tear, the 2025 WSOP is shaping up as a defining chapter in modern poker history. For fans of the game, it’s a front-row seat to two very different, but equally unstoppable, runs.

Mateos is chasing the greats with icy precision. Glaser? He’s building a legacy that might soon challenge the biggest bracelet count of them all.

And if this summer is any indication, neither of them is slowing down.

Photo Credits: Regina Cortina, Rachel Kay Winter, Trevor Scott