It was a good weekend overall for British players with one bracelet secured and two others going very close in their search for wrist-wear at the 2025 World Series of Poker. At least one British player has cashed in every WSOP bracelet event so far. How long will this good run continue?
Benny Binks First Brit Bracelet of 2025 WSOP
There was always going to be a strong possibility that Benny Glaser would win another WSOP event and we didn’t have to wait too long for it to happen. Having taken a massive chip lead into Day 2 of Event #8, the $1,500 Dealer’s Choice, Glaser pushed on to take down the first place prize of $150,246.
- Read the Full Story: Benny’s Wins His 6th Bracelet
Glaser has now extended his bracelet dominance over the rest of the nation. By winning the sixth bracelet of his career, he now owns three times as many as any other UK player.
But Glaser was not the only Brit to cash in the 597-player field Dealer’s Choice, as Adam Owen took 14th for $7,546, with Paul Sokoloff in 53rd for $3,274.
Podium Finish For Patrick Leonard in $25,000 Heads Up
Patrick Leonard went close, but narrowly missed out and remains in search of the second WSOP bracelet of his career. He made the semi-finals of Event #7, the $25,000 Heads Up Championship, but was beaten by eventual winner Artur Martirosian. Leonard defeated Brock Wilson, Martin Zamani and Mike Shi on his way to collecting $180,000 for joint 3rd place.
Darren Taylor 3rd in $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo for $95,253
Darren Taylor is probably not well-known by the UK poker community. Almost all of the Northern Irish player’s 11 live results (on his HendonMob profile) have been at the WSOP, with only two from events in Ireland. His 3rd place in Event #4, the $1,500 PLO Hi-Lo for $95,253 was his first cash since 2019 and beats his previous best WSOP result by one place (4th place in a $1,000 PLO in 2017).
Three other Brits cashed in this tournament, but only Darren made the final day. As previously reported, Stuart Rutter took 76th ($3,305) and Robert Price was 119th ($3,027) but now that the full result has been published, another cashing Brit has emerged. Ben Jackson sneaked into the prize money, in 131st place for $3,027.
Sinead Davenport wins Daily Deepstack
The first British victory at this year’s WSOP was not the 6th bracelet won by Benny Glaser. It was in fact achieved by Sinead Davenport, who won the $400 WSOP Daily Deepstack outright, on Friday for $15,000. She defeated a field of 202 entrants, cheered on to victory by husband and fellow poker pro, Matt Davenport. No deal was required.
Sinead is now hoping to keep the momentum going and although that didn’t happen yet in Event #10, a $600 Deeptack NLH, she did apparently spin a royal flush on the freeroll wheel. We’re not quite sure what the prize was for that, but it sounds like it could be a good one!
Other British Cashes at the Weekend
Two British players made the money in Event #5, the $5,000 PLO although neither threatened to make the final table. Scotsman Ludovic Geilich exited in 61st for $11,592, while Samuel del Castillo was 79th for $9,960.
The sole British casher in Event #6, the $1,500 Seven Card Stud was Robert Wells, who claimed $4,108 for 23rd place.
Event #1, the $1,000 Mystery Bounty, had a colossal 19,654 entries across its five starting days. Just twenty players remain and there are none from the UK left in contention, but several managed to cash. The highest placed of the British finishers was Daniel Charlton, whose 52nd place was good for $21,360. Katie Swift, Dean Hutchinson and Chris Moorman were among the 11 Brits who cashed in the tournament. Bounty prizes won by these players are unknown.
| Finishing Position | Player | Prize |
| 52nd | Daniel Charlton | $21,360 |
| 104th | Patrick McCormick | $7,460 |
| 232nd | Nikolay Ponomarev | $5,520 |
| 291st | Gareth Devereux | $4,790 |
| 389th | Katie Swift | $4,190 |
| 663rd | Jun Li | $2,600 |
| 702nd | Dean Hutchinson | $2,350 |
| 753rd | Vincent Sanchez | $2,350 |
| 843rd | Christopher Moorman | $2,130 |
| 949th | Luke Brereton | $2,060 |
| 996th | Nathan Jones | $2,060 |
Stuart Rutter was the only British casher in Event #9, the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. His 30th place finish was good for a payday of $20,280, his second cash of the series so far and great news for his 1.05 mark-up backers. While he was the only Brit in this tournament to make a visit to the payout desk, it was not for lack of trying as several others entered the championship event, including Ritchie Allen (44th), Toby Lewis (75th) and Darren Taylor (128th).
Chip Stacks Through
Three British players still have stacks in Event #10, the $600 NLH Deepstack, with 301 of the 6,090 entrants still in. James Morris has 565,000, Gary Blackwood sits on 395,00 while Nathan Jones hangs in there on 160,000. First prize is over $300,000 for this one! Several British players have cashed in the event, but official results have not yet been confirmed.
Four players from the UK have progressed to Day 2 of Event #11, the $10,000 Mystery Bounty. In total 130 of the 616 starters remain, with only 93 in the prize money. On 608,000, Joshua Stuart is the highest placed of these overnight, with Patrick Kennedy not far back on 590,000. Jon Shoreman (431,000) and Roberto Romanello (406,000) are the other two Brits who made it through for a shot at the $729,333 first prize. Chris Moorman, Ludovic Geilich, Darius Samuel, Thomas Middleton, Ryan Mandara, Matthew Beltcher and Matthew Hunt also participated and have all been eliminated.
Adam Owen sits in third place overnight in Event #12, the $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw with 463,000. He is one of just three Brits to make it into Day 2 of the 532 player event, the others being Philip Sternheiner (86,000) and Stephen Moreschi (66,000). Toby Lewis, Patrick Leonard and Robert Wells also played, but failed to progress to Day 2, where $138,080 awaits the winner.
What’s Bothering You Today, Tikay?
The last edition included news of Tony ‘Tikay’ Kendall, who is spending the summer in Las Vegas for his Great Retirement Adventure, having recently departed Sky Poker after many years at the helm of their poker coverage, in one form or another.
Tony writes a diary of his experiences and exploits, which is well worth following. His trip started well, cashing twice in the same day, but he’s not had a great weekend at the tables. The diary is kind of what you would expect if Victor Meldrew were to have played poker and written about it, but with much more charm.
Tikay sometimes gets rather irritated by his table companions and takes no prisoners when retelling tales of those who have annoyed. The latest culprits are Mr Smiley and Mr Sniff, two players you really don’t want to share a table with. Head over to Blondepoker to find out what these two did to irk Tony so much. Credit where it’s due, he also commends good behaviour and the diary is certainly not a grump-fest, but has its moments.
The latest diary entry tells a cautionary tale, those heading to Las Vegas take note! Read the info on the tournament clock screens carefully, to make sure you know how many places are being paid. Unfortunately, Tikay misread the number of places being paid in the $240 Big O at the Golden Nugget and exited on the bubble. Ouch!
