Eric Wasserson biography
Eric Wasserson, a Pennsylvania-based professional known online and among peers as "Wass," spent years building a steady tournament resume before a breakout stretch in 2025 that transformed his career earnings. He first showed his mixed-game credentials with a 3rd-place finish in the 2016 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship Six-Max for $545,772, then went on to win his first WSOP gold bracelet.
His two biggest scores came in rapid succession in 2025: a 5th-place finish worth $2,350,000 at the WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event, and a 4th-place finish worth $2,287,000 at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series stop in Montenegro. Those results, combined with a continued presence in Triton's biggest invitational fields into 2026, pushed his career earnings past $9.5 million across 98 tournament cashes and established him as one of the format's more consistent modern high-roller competitors.
Career summary
A WSOP bracelet winner with over $9.5 million in career earnings across 98 tournament cashes, highlighted by back-to-back multi-million-dollar high-roller scores in 2025 at WSOP Paradise and the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro.
Eric Wasserson poker winnings
| Year | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II $200,000 NLH Invitational | 15th | $512,000 |
| 2025 | WSOP Paradise $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Main Event | 5th | $2,350,000 |
| 2025 | Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro $200,000 NLH Invitational | 4th | $2,287,000 |
| 2016 | WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship Six-Max | 3rd | $545,772 |
Verified live tournament earnings: $9,598,804 from 98 cashes, plus 1 WSOP bracelet.
Eric Wasserson playing style
A well-rounded mixed-games and no-limit hold'em competitor whose 2025 breakout in elite high-roller fields reflects years of steady tournament development finally converting into marquee results.
Cash games
Not known as a regular in tracked high-stakes live cash games; his results are concentrated in tournament play at the highest buy-in levels.
Business & sponsorships
Based in Narberth, Pennsylvania; poker is his primary occupation with no other major publicly reported business ventures.
Eric Wasserson Net Worth
As of November 2026, Eric Wasserson net worth estimates range from $4 million to $8 million.
Verified live tournament earnings account for $9.6M of prize money across 98 cashes. Sponsorships, business ventures and cash games, covered above, make up the rest of the picture. Tournament prize money is not the same as profit: buy-ins, staking deals and taxes are not deducted, so all net worth figures are estimates based on public reporting.
Why Eric matters
A Pennsylvania grinder known as "Wass" whose career took a dramatic turn in 2025, converting deep runs in two of the year's biggest high-roller fields into a pair of multi-million-dollar scores within months of each other.
FAQ about Eric Wasserson
What was Eric Wasserson's breakout stretch in his career?
In 2025 he finished 5th for $2,350,000 at the WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event and 4th for $2,287,000 at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, two multi-million-dollar scores that came within months of each other.
What is Eric Wasserson known as among fellow poker players?
He goes by the nickname "Wass," a shorthand of his surname that has followed him through his tournament career on the WSOP, Triton, and mixed-games circuits.
How much has Eric Wasserson won playing poker?
Eric Wasserson has won $9,598,804 in live tournament earnings. Total cashes: 98.
How many WSOP bracelets does Eric Wasserson have?
Eric Wasserson has won 1 WSOP bracelet.