Overview
- Benny Glaser defeated Josh Arieh heads‑up on Friday, June 26, 2026, to win the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and a $1,343,764 first prize.
- Josh Arieh finished second for $895,837 and Phil Ivey took third for $600,698 in the nine‑game mixed‑format event.
- The tournament drew 108 entrants and produced a $5,130,000 prize pool after late registration, with a long hand‑for‑hand money bubble that left 17 players in the money.
- The final table was streamed on the WSOP YouTube channel on roughly a 2.5‑hour delay, with the live broadcast picking up after the field narrowed to the streamed feature table.
- Glaser’s victory cements his status as a modern mixed‑game standard bearer and strengthens his Hall‑of‑Fame case by placing him among the game’s top bracelet winners.