WSOP 2026: Dong Chen denies Benny Glaser the ninth bracelet

At the $1k Limit Hold’em Championship of the World Series of Poker 2026 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, Dong Chen secured his third bracelet. The Chinese player triumphed in heads-up against Benny Glaser.The $1,000 Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #38) of WSOP 2026 reached its conclusion with seven players remaining. The first empty seat appeared during the first blind level. Dylan Smith ($1,191) was extremely short-stacked preflop going all-in against Dong Chen and Jesse Lonis. Lonis brought the hand to heads-up on the river and turned .Gus Hansen ($1,665) was vying for his second bracelet. The end for the Dane came when he hit a set of overcards and a flush draw against Jeremy Ausmus’ pocket tens. Shortly after, Jerry Wong ($1,560) went out with against Dong Chen’s .In the third blind level, Jesse Lonis ($1,844) fell as well. The two-time WSOP winner was all-in preflop with against Benny Glaser, who hit a boat with on the board .Just before the dinner break, they went into heads-up. In a three-way hand, Jeremy Ausmus ($1,380) went all-in short-stacked on the turn , with , Dong Chen raised, and Benny Glaser folded.

• Dong Chen, 4,085,000
• Benny Glaser, 2,965,000

After the break, they continued with blinds of 100,000/200,000. Dong Chen gradually pulled ahead. The pivotal moment came when Benny Glaser lost a big pot with a flush against a full house.Down to a short stack, the eight-time bracelet winner then went all-in with against . The board gave Dong Chen ($1,200) the flush and the title. Benny Glaser collected $1,260 as the runner-up.

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WSOP Event #38: Limit Hold’em Championship

Buy-In: $1,000 Entries: 121 Prize Pool: $1,125,300 Paid Places: 19Reports: Day 1 – Day 2

Payouts

Rank	Name	Country	Payout
1			$1,200
2			$1,260
3	Jeremy Ausmus	United States	$1,380
4	Jesse Lonis	United States	$1,844
5	Jerry Wong	United States	$1,560
6	Gus Hansen	Denmark	$1,665
7	Dylan Smith	United States	$1,191
8	Josh Arieh	United States	$1,292
9	Phil Ivey	United States	$1,292
10	Kyle Ray	United States	$1,808
11	Batmunkh Unubukh	Mongolia	$1,808
12	Ryan Johnson (AZ)	United States	$1,000
13	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	$1,000
14	John Racener	United States	$1,000
15	Esther Taylor	United States	$1,000
16	Philip Long	United Kingdom	$1,000
17	Terricita Milgrom	United States	$1,000
18	Noah Bronstein	United States	$1,000
19	Jonathan Krela	Canada	$1,000