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WSOP 2026 Results: Mixed-Game Crushers And Viral Pluggs

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Benny Glaser wins $50K PPC, earning ninth bracelet and the Chip Reese Trophy.
Eelis Pärssinen and Skye Chen claim major victories in high-roller and Ladies events.
Several mid-stakes and value events highlight accessible paths to WSOP success.

Nine bracelets. Glaser with the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy after winning the 2026 WSOP Poker Players Championship. (credit: WSOP.com)

The final weekend of June at WSOP 2026 gave players plenty to digest. Mixed-game dominance at the top, solid mid-stakes value spots in the middle, and a few results that quietly deserve more attention than they got.

Glaser Ships The $50K Poker Players Championship

Benny Glaser is the 2026 WSOP Poker Players Champion. Last summer he became just the seventh player in history to win three bracelets in a single series: Dealer's Choice, Mixed Omaha, Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.

This summer he came back and won the most prestigious mixed-game event on the calendar. Phil Ivey finished third. Josh Arieh lost heads-up. The Chip Reese Memorial Trophy is Glaser's, and so is bracelet number nine. Four bracelets in two summers. The mixed-game conversation starts and ends with him right now.

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Pärssinen And Helppi Battle It Out In The $25K Mixed High Roller

Finland got a proper spotlight moment in the $25,000 Mixed NLHE/PLO High Roller. Eelis Pärssinen and Juha Helppi, two of the country's most decorated players, ended up heads-up. Pärssinen took it, his third bracelet overall and second of this series. At this point it's not a hot streak, it's a pattern. Put him in a high-roller mixed field and he belongs there. And if the stars align, we might still see Glaser and Pärssinen go head-to-head before this WSOP is over.

Skye Chen's $1K Ladies Championship Breakthrough

The $1,000 Ladies Championship doesn't always get the column inches it deserves. It should. Skye Chen beat 1,475 players and turned a $1,000 buy-in into $194,630 and a bracelet, close to a 195x return on entry. She's only been playing poker a couple of years. Worth knowing if you're building a WSOP schedule on a real budget.

Other Weekend Results From The WSOP

Several other events wrapped up over the weekend:

$1,500 Freezeout NLHE: Ciro Gonzalez scores a six-figure win from a one-bullet structure.
$1,500 2-7 Triple Draw: Michelle Chin takes a mixed-game bracelet without needing nosebleed stakes to do it.
$500 "Salute to Warriors" NLHE: Prashanth Nataraj turns a $500 entry into a six-figure payday.
$1,000 Super Seniors: Lionel Barracano wins the seniors-only field, the one that also produced the now-infamous sex-toy card protector warning.

Late-June Bracelet Winners

Event	Buy-in / Type	Winner	Approx. Top Prize	Player takeaway
#60: Poker Players Championship	$50K mixed games	Benny Glaser	mid 7‑figures	Elite mixed‑game benchmark, ninth bracelet.
#64: Mixed NLHE/PLO High Roller	$25K NLHE / PLO mixed	Eelis Pärssinen	low 7‑figures	Confirms top‑tier status in high‑roller mixed.
#65: Freezeout NLHE	$1.5K freezeout	Ciro Gonzalez	mid 6‑figures	One‑bullet structure, strong upside for regs.
#58: 2–7 Triple Draw	$1.5K Limit 2–7	Michelle Chin	mid 6‑figures	Knowledge edge spot in mixed‑game lane.
#59: “Salute to Warriors” NLHE	$500 NLHE	Prashanth Nataraj	low–mid 6‑figures	Low buy‑in, good value, bracelet in themed field.
Super Seniors NLHE	$1K seniors‑only NLHE	Lionel Barracano	mid 6‑figures	Age‑restricted field, viral card‑protector story.
#68: Ladies NLHE Championship	$1K Ladies NLHE	Skye Chen	$194,630	1,475‑player field, strong mid‑stakes value.