Ben Yu

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Ben Yu
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Residence Las Vegas, Nevada
Born (1986-01-08) January 8, 1986 (age 38)
Dayton, Ohio
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 4
Final table(s)15
Money finish(es)126
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		150th, 2018
Information accurate as of 1 December 2021.

Ben Yu (born January 8, 1986) is an American professional poker player, commentator, and writer. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and appeared at 15 World Series of Poker final tables. Yu, who grew up in Los Angeles, California, attended Stanford University before transitioning into a career in poker.

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Poker career

As of June 2018, Yu has amassed more than $5,000,000 in live poker tournament earnings, [1] [2] with his 70 cashes at the World Series of Poker accounting for $4,061,695 of those winnings. [3]

Yu's columns on poker tournament strategy have appeared in Card Player magazine since 2013. [4]

World Series of Poker

Yu's seven cashes at the 2011 World Series of Poker tied him with Kirill Rabtsov for the most in the 2011 series. [5]

Yu's six cashes in World Series of Poker Limit Hold'em events, [6] including three final table finishes, total $454,083, rank him 18th all-time. [7]

Yu has won four bracelets at the WSOP. [8] [9] [10] [11]

As of November 15, 2023, his 187 cashes in WSOP bracelet events ranks 4th all-time. [3]

World Series of Poker results
YearCashesFinal TablesBracelets
2008 1
2009 1
2010 31
2011 7
2012 1
2013 41
2014 81
2015 711
2016 111
2017 1221
2018 1541
2019 142
2021 1921
2022 283
2023 323
World Series of Poker bracelets
YearEventPrize Money
2015 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship$291,456
2017 $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship$232,738
2018 $50,000 Big Blind Antes No Limit Hold'em High Roller$1,650,773
2021$10,000 6-handed No Limit Hold'em Championship$721,453

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References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Yu's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Yu - Stats". RankingHero. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Ben Yu". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Poker articles, columns, and blogs written by Ben Yu". Card Player Magazine.
  5. ↑ "The Record Breaking 2011 WSOP". PokerWorks. July 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Ben Yu Talks About Winning the $10K Limit Holdem at WSOP and Ranking in the GPI Standings". CardsChat.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "WSOP All Time Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  8. ↑ "46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #50)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  9. ↑ "48th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2017, Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (Event #34)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ "49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event #77)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  11. ↑ "52nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2021, No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed Championship (Event #56)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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