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WCOOP 2025 Second Week Recap: Benny «RunGodLike» Glaser Extends His Own Record for Career Titles

WCOOP 2025 Second Week Recap: Benny «RunGodLike» Glaser Extends His Own Record for Career Titles
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Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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  • Last updated on: September 23, 2025 · 1 minutes to read

He did it in a massive $55 field. Here are the highlights from the second week of WCOOP 2025.

Denis «aDrENalin710» Strebkov Captured His 14th Title, While Benny «RunGodLike» Glaser Earned His 16th.

A quiet race continues among the players with the most all-time WCOOP Titles. Denis «aDrENalin710» Strebkov claimed his second title of 2025 in the $109 NL 5-Card Draw ($3.4K). The full list of his victories appeared in our first WCOOP 2025 recap.

Benny «RunGodLike» Glaser remains ahead of everyone. Last night he broke his own record, winning the $55 NLHE 6-Max PKO with 2,592 entries for $14.5K.

Here is the complete list of Benny «RunGodLike» Glaser’s WCOOP titles:

YearTournamentPrize
2018$55 PLO [6-Max]$18,058
2019$109 Razz$10,924
2020$2,100 HORSE$43,055
2021$55 NLO8 6-Max$9,293
2022$2,100 HORSE$33,300
2022$1,050 PLO$39,638
2022$11 NLO8 (6-Max)$2,334
2022$1,050 HORSE$19,107
2023$109 FL Badugi$3,550
2023$1,050 NL 2-7 SD$19,490
2023$2,100 PLO8$44,201
2023$1,050 NL 5-Card Draw$14,207
2023$320 NLHE Freezeout$55,706
2023$1,050 NLHE Turbo$38,894
2023$1,050 World Championship of 2-7 Triple Draw$22,651
2025$55 NLHE 6-Max Turbo PKO$14,516

«Fal1st» Scores a Double Victory in One Night

On Saturday, Thailand-based Mikhail «Fal1st» won the $1K 8-Game ($18.4K) and the $1K 5-Card Draw ($16.7K). He now has 10 career WCOOP titles.

Winning two WCOOP tournaments in a single evening has only been achieved by «Fal1st» and Belarusian «|gammi|€120», who shipped the $2K NLHE Bounty Builder ($54.5K) and the $1K 7-Max PKO ($41.6K).

Brazil’s Renan «Internett93o» Bruschi also collected two titles on back-to-back nights. First he won the $2K Thursday Thrill ($68.8K), then the $2K NLO8 ($42.3K). Bruschi now owns nine career WCOOP titles.

Renan «Internett93o» Bruschi

Neymar Jr. Comes Close in One of the Toughest Online Fields

Neymar Jr

Neymar jumped into the $5K Titans, perhaps the toughest Sunday online tournament. He finished runner-up for $99K after losing heads-up to Canadian «NotmystyIe» ($129K). Nikita «Ebaaa11» Kuznetsov finished third for $76K.

Just 10 days earlier, Neymar placed seventh in another high-roller event — the $10K Super Tuesday.

«king153246» Holds the Lead in Overall and High Leaderboards

The race remains tight, with Albania-based Vitaly «king153246» chased by Mikhail «Fal1st». Points as of September 23:

WCOOP Leaderboard – Overall

  • Vitaly «king153246» — 2,225
  • Mikhail «Fal1st» — 2,160
  • Renan «Internett93o» Bruschi — 2,065

High

  • Vitaly «king153246» — 1,040
  • Mikhail «Fal1st» — 1,020
  • Renan «Internett93o» Bruschi — 980

Medium

  • Renan «Internett93o» Bruschi — 775
  • «zidix» — 500
  • Ben «benmiller500» Miller — 485

Low

  • Andrey «AwadeuS» — 650
  • Vitaly «king153246» — 650
  • «lyren154» — 530

Photo Credits: PokerStars.com

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Written By: Alex Sakuta Content Editor
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