Originally from the Lake District, UK, I’ve spent the last few years living and breathing the Southeast Asian poker circuit. Since 2025, I’ve been a fixture on the floor at the APT, PokerStars, and WSOP events, serving as a lead reporter and media specialist for Somuchpoker. My work is about more than just recording action; I manage the social media and digital content that brings action rail to the fans. By combining a business education and creative background, I aim to look past the technical hand histories to capture the actual human grit and drama that happens during a deep run.

Updated: 2026.05.17

Benjamin “bennybunny18” Richardson is a Hobart, Tasmania-based Australian poker player with over $1.00 million in career live earnings and a significant online history alongside his live record — rising into the top 10 of Australia’s online poker rankings in 2012 under the handle “bennybunny18.” With five WSOP cashes totalling $80,138 and two EPT cashes worth $27,506, Richardson has been one of the more internationally active Australian players from outside the major urban centres, competing at Las Vegas and European stops while continuing to build his domestic record.

Career Earnings & Stats

Total live earnings stand at over $1,005,000 across 55 cashes, per The Hendon Mob. Also known as Ben Richardson and Benjmin Roland Richardson. Latest cash: October 2024.

Career Stats at a Glance
💰 Live Earnings: $1,005,000+ | 🎯 55 Cashes | 🖥️ Online alias: bennybunny18 | 🌍 5 WSOP cashes + 2 EPT cashes | 📍 Hobart, Tasmania

Biography & Poker Background

Richardson hails from Howrah in suburban Hobart, Tasmania — a location that makes him one of the more geographically remote players to have built a significant international poker record. He came to prominence in Australian poker online rankings in 2012, when PokerNetwork reported him climbing into the top 10 of the Australian online rankings under his alias “bennybunny18” — a milestone he achieved on the back of three simultaneous online results: a $3,059 outright win on the Ongame Network, a $4,964 fourth place in a $100 Titan Poker guaranteed rebuy, and a $4,479 third place on PokerStars. He was noted in the same report alongside Jonathan Karamalikis — then the top-ranked Australian live player on the GPI — confirming the company he was keeping.

His live record reflects a player who has invested significantly in international trips: five WSOP cashes from Las Vegas events and two EPT cashes — unusual for a Tasmanian-based player — produced a combined $107,644 from those series alone. He made the Day 2 field of the 2024 WPT Australia Championship at The Star Gold Coast, where WPT live reports placed him at Table 9 alongside John Perry and Sean Ragozzini, and he continued to cash as recently as October 2024, his most recent Hendon Mob result.

Play Style & Strategy

Richardson is a dual live/online competitor whose early online success and continued investment in international live trips reflects a technically grounded, study-intensive approach to the game. Rising into the top 10 of Australian online rankings in 2012 — while players like Karamalikis and James Bills led the charts — indicates a player who had developed genuine technical depth before transitioning more fully to the live circuit.