Benedikt Wenzel

Benedikt Wenzel is a German poker player who has been active on the live tournament circuit, primarily in Europe and Asia. According to Card Player records, he has accumulated $116,831 in live tournament earnings from 16 recorded cashes between April 2025 and April 2026. His results include deep runs in events at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), European Poker Tour (EPT), World Poker Tour (WPT), Triton Series, and other major festivals.

Wenzel's highest single cash came at the 2026 CAPT Seefeld festival, where he finished 5th in a €3,300 No-Limit Hold'em event, earning €19,287. He also placed 10th in the €1,100 Mystery Bounty at WSOPE 2026 Prague, winning $10,085. At the 2025 WPT Cyprus Championship, he achieved a runner-up finish in a $1,100 Mystery Final Table event for $7,310, and also cashed in the $3,500 Main Event (29th for $16,700). In Triton One 2025 Jeju, he finished 108th in the $3,000 Genesis event for $5,900.

Other notable cashes include a 68th-place finish in the €1,150 Main Event at the 2025 Irish Poker Open ($9,462) and a 127th-place finish in the €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event ($11,232). He also cashed multiple times at the 2025 Irish Poker Open, including a 9th in a €550 Mystery Bounty event ($8,094).

In 2026, Wenzel continued his consistent run, with cashes at both WSOPE Prague and CAPT Seefeld. His results in 2026 alone account for over $49,000 of his total earnings. His POY rank as of the search date was 4640 (with 159 points), according to Card Player.

(Note: All earnings figures are in USD where indicated, or converted from EUR at the time of the event.)