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) 1
Final table(s) 4
Money finish(es) 32
Highest ITM
Main Event finish
611th, 2014
Information accurate as of 4 October 2015.

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

Poker

As of June 2015, Yu has amassed more than $950,000 in live poker tournament earnings, [1] with his 32 cashes at the World Series of Poker accounting for $715,671 of those winnings.[2]

His columns on poker tournament strategy have appeared in Card Player magazine since 2013.[3]

World Series of Poker

Yu's seven cashes at the 2011 World Series of Poker tied him with Kirill Rabtsov for the most in Las Vegas that year. [4]

At the 2015 World Series of Poker, he won the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship for $291,456. [5]

His six cashes in World Series of Poker Limit Holdem events, including three final table finishes, total $454,083, ranking 18th all-time. [6]

World Series of Poker results
Year Cashes Final Tables Bracelets
2008 1
2009 1
2010 3 1
2011 7
2012 1
2013 4 1
2014 8 1
2015 7 1 1
World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Event Prize Money
2015 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship $291,456

References

  1. RankingHero Database: Benjamin Yu
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