Glaser Chasing Titles #17 and #18 with Double Day 2 Run
The all-time WCOOP leader Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser is right in the thick of things again, with a shot at pushing his record haul of 16 titles to 18 in a single Saturday.
The British mixed-game maestro has advanced to Day 2 of both the $1,050 FL Badugi Championship and the $1,050 8-Game, and he’s already guaranteed cashes in each.
In the Badugi Championship, just four players remain from a 44-entry field, with $18,386 set aside for the eventual champion. Glaser comes in short stacked with 368,000 chips, while FAL1st leads with just over 4 million. Also still in the hunt are "isavevski" (3,094,500) and Terrence “Unassigned” Chan (2,926,500). Whoever bows out first will collect $4,395, while the next step up pays $7,081 for third and $11,410 for the runner-up.
$1,050 FL Badugi Championship Final 4 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAL1st | 4,071,000 |
| 2 | isavevski | 3,094,500 |
| 3 | Terrence "Unassigned" Chan | 2,926,500 |
| 4 | Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser | 368,000 |
Over in the 8-Game Championship, Glaser has a much stronger platform. He bagged 819,990 chips, sitting 4th of the seven survivors from 54 entries.
"sweems" leads the way with 1,209,236, closely followed by Matt “plattsburgh” Vengrin (1,047,325) and Patrick “pads1161” Leonard (847,696).
Glaser will have to fight through an elite field that also includes Michael “merla888” Gathy, but the rewards are significant: $18,983 for first, $12,573 for second, and $8,327 for third. Those finishing lower down still bank respectable scores, with $5,516 for fourth, $3,653 for fifth, $2,683 for sixth, and $2,264 for seventh.
$1,050 8-Game Championship Final 7 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sweems | 1,209,236 |
| 2 | Matt "plattsburgh" Vengrin | 1,047,325 |
| 3 | Patrick "pads1161" Leonard | 847,696 |
| 4 | Benny "RunGodlike" Glaser | 819,990 |
| 5 | gganbu | 717,297 |
| 6 | king153246 | 397,765 |
| 7 | Michael "merla888" Gathy | 360,691 |