Benny Chen is a Canadian poker player who made international headlines in 2013 when he walked away with $1,199,104 from the inaugural WSOP Millionaire Maker event — one of the most watched bracelet events of that summer. A restaurant manager at the time of his win, Chen’s story became one of the defining narratives of the 2013 World Series of Poker.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings surpassing $2,059,701 (according to The Hendon Mob), Chen’s career is anchored by a single landmark result.

His standout results include:

2013: 1st place in the WSOP Millionaire Maker $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $1,199,104 — the inaugural edition of the event, his career-best score and first WSOP bracelet.
2013: 6th place in the WSOP $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em earlier that same week — his first major final table at the series.
WSOP earnings: Over $1.35 million in total at the World Series of Poker.

His estimated poker net worth is over $1.5 million.

Biography & Poker Background

Chen was working as a restaurant manager when he entered the 2013 WSOP. With around $300,000 in prior career earnings before the win, he was an experienced amateur rather than a touring professional, making his performance across the huge 6,300-entry Millionaire Maker field all the more remarkable.

He was the second Canadian bracelet winner of that 2013 series. His win came in the event’s very first running — the Millionaire Maker was designed from the outset to guarantee at least $1 million to the winner, and Chen delivered the defining story of that debut. He made two separate final tables in a single week, confirming the win was not a product of a single hot day at the tables.

Play Style & Strategy

Chen is a composed, experienced tournament player whose 2013 WSOP week — two final tables in seven days — demonstrated the ability to sustain high-level play across multiple simultaneous deep runs.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

Biography & Poker Background

Play Style & Strategy

Social Media & Online Presence

Event	Entries	Buy-In	Prize	Place	SPI
WSOP 2025 Las Vegas Pot-Limit Omaha (8-handed) (2-day event) 2025.06.13	1932 ITM: 290	$1,000	$8,282	25	842.42
WSOP 2025 Las Vegas COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em (Payouts each flight) (3-day event) 2025.06.04 - 2025.06.07	16301 ITM: 2326	$500	$1,010	2296	197.76

Full Benny Chen Poker History: Earnings, Cashes & Rankings