GARY BENSON | SYLVANIA SOUTHGATE, Australia | WSOP.com

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Gary Benson

RESIDES: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
BRACELETS
1
RINGS
0
CASHES
56
EARNINGS
$777,659
CASHES EARNINGS
WSOP 46 $724,122
APAC 3 $40,084
INT'L CIRCUIT 7 $13,453

Player Bio

  • Began playing poker in 1962, learning from his grandmother.
  • Inaugural inductee into the Australian Poker Hall of Fame (2009)
  • International master at Chess
  • Twitter: @GARYBENSON
Article image for: DEAN MORRONE LEADS MAIN EVENT DAY 4 AS FIELD THINNED TO 354 PLAYERS
Wednesday, July 10, 2019 5:52:37 AM EST
DEAN MORRONE LEADS MAIN EVENT DAY 4 AS FIELD THINNED TO 354 PLAYERS
Online qualifier from British Columbia surges to lead with huge Day 4
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Monday, June 24, 2019 5:07:20 AM EST
YURI DZIVIELEVSKI SNARES MIXED HI-LO BRACELET
Brazil's Dzivielevski collects $213,750 and first career WSOP win in Event #51
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 6:10:09 PM EST
ABE MOSSERI CLAIMS $10,000 OMAHA HI-LO CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD
Mosseri wins all four hands dealt in quick Day 4 finale
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 5:56:43 PM EST
VALENTIN VORNICU RUSHES TO HEAD OF THE PACK IN 2016 WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP
Day 3 resumes THURSDAY at 12 NOON for remaining players.
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Friday, July 1, 2016 10:50:09 PM EST
BRANDON SHACK-HARRIS WINS $10K EIGHT-HANDED POT-LIMIT OMAHA CHAMPIONSHIP
Chicago poker pro wins second WSOP gold bracelet and a whopping $894,300 cash prize.
Article image for: VENI, VIDI, VITCH! A GOLD BRACELET VICTORY AT 2016 WSOP
Saturday, June 25, 2016 6:17:18 PM EST
VENI, VIDI, VITCH! A GOLD BRACELET VICTORY AT 2016 WSOP
Christopher Vitch comes out on top in $2,500 buy-in Mixed Triple Draw Limit Lowball
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 6:00:22 PM EST
IAN JOHNS RIDES AWAY WITH H.O.R.S.E. GOLD BRACELET, HIS SECOND WIN
After ranking dead last after Day One, eventual champ tops 778-player field and wins $212,604.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 6:14:47 PM EST
DAY 2-AB HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WSOP MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP
Amar Anand Leads Field -- Colman, Hastings, Duhamel, Matusow Among the Survivors.
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Monday, June 22, 2015 2:10:22 AM EST
MAX PESCATORI IS THE 7-STUD HIGH-LOW WORLD CHAMPION
Italian Poker Pro Wins Fourth Career Gold Bracelet, and Second Victory of 2015 WSOP.
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Thursday, June 11, 2015 3:16:26 AM EST
DANIEL ALAEI WINS FIFTH WSOP GOLD BRACELET
LA Poker Pro Tops $10K Omaha High-Low Split World Championship, Collects $391,037.
Article image for: SCOTT FREE: DAVIES WINS WSOP APAC MAIN EVENT AND $850,136
Saturday, October 18, 2014 3:06:53 AM EST
SCOTT FREE: DAVIES WINS WSOP APAC MAIN EVENT AND $850,136
Vancouver, BC resident steamrolls final table for first WSOP gold bracelet.
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Friday, October 17, 2014 7:31:02 AM EST
MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE SET FOR WSOP APAC
Play resumes with 6 players live on ESPN Saturday. UK's Jack Salter leads.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 8:47:36 AM EST
WSOP APAC MAIN EVENT REACHES DAY 4, HIGH ROLLER UNDERWAY
Down Under Daily Recap: Main Event reaches final 18, high roller rolling.
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Monday, October 13, 2014 7:03:02 PM EST
WSOP MAIN EVENT REACHES DAY 2: DOWN UNDER DAILY DAY 12
Plenty of notables still alive as Main Event turns to Day 2 moving day.
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Friday, October 10, 2014 1:11:26 AM EST
YOUNG GUN: RORY YOUNG CAPTURES DEALERS CHOICE BRACELET
Young Australian bests Rast, Danzer & Gray on way to title.
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Thursday, October 9, 2014 5:57:20 PM EST
HELLMUTH GOES FOR 14, DANZER LOOKS TO RE-TAKE POY LEAD
Plenty of fireworks Down Under. Daily Recap with all the latest here.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014 2:52:57 PM EST
DOWN UNDER DAILY: DAY 7 WSOP APAC UPDATE
Sir Watts & Duhamel Final Table PLO, Kassela mixing it up in Dealers Choice, Another Aussie wins bracelet.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 12:15:42 PM EST
DOWN UNDER DAILY: DAY 6 UPDATE
Lisandro Captures 6th, Duhamel, Negreanu Lurking & Shack-Harris does it again.
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Monday, October 6, 2014 10:13:19 PM EST
SIX-CESS: LISANDRO TAKES DOWN PLO EVENT TO CAPTURE 6TH WSOP GOLD BRACELET
Jeff Lisandro stays calm, cool & collected to climb into Top 10 all-time.
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Monday, October 6, 2014 5:06:54 PM EST
DOWN UNDER DAILY: DAY 5 EDITION
Terminator providing loads of fun, Lisandro goes for six and Malaysia gets their first.
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Sunday, October 5, 2014 3:29:49 PM EST
WSOP DOWN UNDER: DAY 4 RECAP
First Bracelet, PLO Underway, Another Final Table Reached.
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Saturday, October 4, 2014 4:14:53 PM EST
DAILY RECAP: WSOP APAC DAY 3
Luke Brabin Leads All Aussie Final Table in Accumulator. 31 Remain in Event 2.
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Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:36:25 PM EST
SCOTT CLEMENTS SETS EARLY PACE IN WSOP APAC EVENT 1
In Unique Accumulator Format, 30 Players Remain With Chips from Flight 1A.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 11:13:39 AM EST
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT DAY 2 OF THE $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Jason Mercier leads the 55 players returning for Day 3.
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Thursday, July 4, 2013 7:36:15 PM EST
MATTHEW ASHTON WINS $50,000 POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
25-year-old U.K.-based pro earns $1,744,089 and nabs the Player of the Year points lead.