Benjamin Rolle has done it again. Less than a year after topping 5,961 entries in the 2025 World Series of Poker Online main event for a career-best $3.9 million score, the German online poker legend topped a similarly large field to earn his second bracelet and another seven-figure score. This time around, the man known to many as ‘bencb789’ topped 5,518 entries in the 2026 WSOP Online $1,500 Millionaire Maker no-limit hold’em event to earn $1,366,929 and his second WSOP title.
In addition to the money and the hardware, the CoinPoker ambassador and founder of the Raise Your Edge training site also earned a $30,000 ‘Super Pass’ to the 2026 WSOP Paradise $25,000 super main event, which sports a $50 million guaranteed prize pool.
With this triumph, Rolle now has nearly $6.8 million in recorded scores, with millions more earned online in events without full real-name results reported.
🥇1st of 5,518 for $1,366,929.05 💰
Unreal 🤯🤯🤯
— bencb (@bencb789) September 1, 2026
The top eight finishers all earned six figures or more in this event, which had a $7,863,150 total prize pool. Marcel Kessler fell just short of that distinction, earning $92,590 as the ninth-place finisher.
Millions On The Line At The Final Table
Rolle held the chip lead when play resumed with nine remaining, with his 127.3 big blinds being twice as large as the next-biggest stack. Jeremie Zouari (8th – $129,600) and Song Li (7th – $181,425) then hit the rail, ensuring at least a quarter of a million dollars for the remaining half-dozen contenders.
A pair of Ukrainians were the next to be eliminated, with Denys Chufarin earning $253,995 for his sixth-place showing while Andrii Derzhypilskyi locked up $355,612 as the fifth-place finisher.
Thailand’s Ilsu Lim then bowed out in fourth, cashing for $497,905 after falling just short of the podium. When Adrian Strobel was knocked out in third place ($697,152), Rolle was left facing Loris Gauthier. Rolle streamed the showdown for the bracelet. When his broadcast began, ‘OilMoneyyy’ began with 64 big blinds to Rolle’s 46 big blinds.
The very first hand of the match went Gauthier’s way, expanding the chip advantage to roughly an 8:3 ratio. Rolle soon bounced back, winning a hefty pot with quad tens against the tens full of sevens for his opponent. He soon overtook the lead, and then expanded it. He had more than twice as many chips as Gauthier when the final hand of the event was dealt.
Rolle checked his option with Q♣3♣ in the big blind after Gauthier limped. The flop came down Q♥8♦4♣ and action checked through. The 6♣ turn prompted Rolle to bet 4,500,000 into the 6,700,000 pot and Gauthier called. The K♣ completed the board and Rolle led out for 1.7 big blinds. Gauthier raised to 8.2 big blinds and Rolle moved all-in with his flush. Gauthier called off his remaining 14.2 big blinds with K♦10♥ for top pair and was eliminated in second place ($976,155).
Final Hand of Winning Bracelet #2 + $1,400,000
Very interesting river spot.
To be fair, I like this raise; we have lots of Qx block bets that also need to bluff-catch against his J9 T9o-type bluffs.
Heads-up can be wild, and it’s important to go thin for value. But then… pic.twitter.com/Ww3YZY2Ixj— bencb (@bencb789) September 1, 2026
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Benjamin Rolle | $1,366,929 |
| 2 | Loris Gauthier | $976,155 |
| 3 | Adrian Strobel | $697,152 |
| 4 | Ilsu Lim | $497,905 |
| 5 | Andrii Derzhypilskyi | $355,612 |
| 6 | Denys Chufarin | $253,995 |
| 7 | Song Li | $181,425 |
| 8 | Jeremie Zouari | $129,600 |
| 9 | Marcel Kessler | $92,590 |
