4-time WSOP bracelet winner and multi-time Spring Championship of Online Poker champion Benny Glaser is not any stranger to the strain of high-stakes on-line sequence.
However with the 2025 SCOOP now underway on PokerStars, Glaser says he is taking a extra measured method than in years previous – balancing preparation, restoration, and a sensible view of the grind forward.
From SCOOP Fanatic to File-Setter
“I really left [EPT] Monte Carlo slightly early,” Glaser defined. “I flew out [to Vancouver] on the eighth to try to get settled, recover from the jet lag, and prepare on the opposite aspect of the world.”
Through the years, Glaser has turn into probably the most constant performers in PokerStars’ flagship on-line pageant. And whereas the fun of competitors nonetheless drives him, the starvation is not fairly what it as soon as was.
“I do like attempting to keep up the data”
“I do like attempting to keep up the data,” he admitted. “It is slightly little bit of a aggressive factor, however I do not need it fairly as a lot as I used to.”
That shift in mindset has modified his method to preparation. Whereas he used to obsess over finding out and scheduling, as of late Glaser focuses on retaining his routine manageable, particularly now that he is enjoying from a unique time zone.
“I used to play SCOOP within the UK, however now it is my fourth 12 months enjoying from Vancouver. It’s totally completely different,” he stated. “It is extra of a get up, instantly to try to put together myself to grind. I seize 5 or ten minutes of daylight if I am fortunate, and begin loading up tables whereas I eat breakfast.”
Discovering Steadiness within the Insanity
That new rhythm has helped Glaser discover a barely more healthy steadiness throughout a notoriously intense interval on the poker calendar.
“[When I played in the UK] I might by no means get to sleep proper after I completed,” he stated. “Even when I completed round 2 a.m. UK time, I might nonetheless want a few hours to wind down, and let the adrenaline die down after a ultimate desk. Enjoying from Vancouver lets me end earlier, decompress, and possibly even get outdoors for a bit.”
With SCOOP main instantly into the World Series of Poker, Glaser treats the spring grind as half preparation, half efficiency.
“Consequently, I do deal with this era a bit extra form of strictly,” says Glaser. “Particularly if I am attempting for the leaderboards. It is a busy, tense factor – I am enjoying all the pieces. It is a actually necessary interval, particularly with the WSOP coming proper after.”
That features the reintroduced SCOOP League, a enjoyable twist for followers and PokerStars Staff Execs, however not one thing Glaser is overly invested in.
“It’s kind of of added enjoyable. I am pleasant with the ambassadors, so it undoubtedly provides an additional social factor. Provides some pleasure to SCOOP. However I attempt to not let it’s a distraction.”
All Roads Result in Vegas
After SCOOP wraps up, Glaser will head straight right into a full summer season schedule on the WSOP in Las Vegas – one other stretch of intense, near-daily play.
“It is every single day. Ten hours on common. I virtually take no days off,” he stated. “It is nonetheless thrilling, after all, nevertheless it’s powerful.”
Even with a full calendar forward, Glaser stays grounded. He understands the psychological and bodily toll of nonstop poker, but additionally is aware of easy methods to make it work on his phrases.
“It may be powerful with so many issues happening. It could actually get a bit a lot. I am extra targeted alone outcomes and efficiency and ignoring exterior components.”
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