Benny Glaser Keeps Rewriting the WCOOP Record Books
The 2025 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars has produced some headline-grabbing results, with Benny Glaser once again cementing his status as the series' most decorated player by extending his all-time WCOOP lead.
Glaser — a multiple WSOP bracelet winner with a reputation for deep theoretical preparation — has long been a force in both live and online high-stakes formats. Each additional WCOOP title widens a gap over the field that was already considered near-unassailable, making his dominance one of the more remarkable ongoing stories in tournament poker.
Live Legends Crossing Over
What makes this WCOOP cycle particularly noteworthy is the broader trend it highlights: a wave of high-profile live tournament players making major scores online. For years, the conventional wisdom held that live and online poker demanded sufficiently different skill sets that specialists would naturally cluster in one arena. The current results complicate that narrative.
High-roller regulars — players who have built their reputations grinding six-figure buy-in live events — are now posting deep runs and outright wins in major online series at a rate that seems more than coincidental. Whether this reflects the narrowing of skill gaps between formats, shifts in player-pool dynamics, or simply a generation of pros who came up playing both simultaneously, it is a trend worth watching as the series continues.
Why It Matters
For the broader poker community, Glaser's record and the crossover success of live legends serve as a useful reminder that elite fundamentals travel. Hand-reading, ICM proficiency, and constructing balanced ranges do not suddenly stop working when the cards are dealt by an RNG rather than a human dealer.
The WCOOP schedule still has events remaining, meaning the leaderboard and record books could shift further before the series wraps.