Ben Yu

{{Infobox poker player

|name=Ben Yu

|image= File:Benyu2013wsop.png

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|01|08}}

|birth_place = Dayton, Ohio

|hometown= Las Vegas, Nevada

|wsop bracelet count=4

|wsop final tables=15

|wsop money finishes=126

|wsop main event best finish rank=150th

|wsop main event best finish year=2018

|updated=2021-12-01

}}

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.

Poker career

As of June 2018, Yu has amassed more than $5,000,000 in live poker tournament earnings,{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Yu's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=107509 |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Yu - Stats |url=http://www.rankinghero.com/en/players/20581/Benjamin.Yu/stats.html |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=RankingHero |language=en}} with his 70 cashes at the World Series of Poker accounting for $4,061,695 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Ben Yu |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=47780 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}

Yu's columns on poker tournament strategy have appeared in Card Player magazine since 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/authors/411-ben-yu|title=Poker articles, columns, and blogs written by Ben Yu|publisher=Card Player Magazine}}

= 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.{{cite web|url=http://pokerworks.com/poker-news/2011/07/12/2011-wsop-breaks-all-records.html|title=The Record Breaking 2011 WSOP|date=July 12, 2011|publisher=PokerWorks}}

Yu's six cashes in World Series of Poker Limit Hold'em events,{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2015 |title=Ben Yu Talks About Winning the $10K Limit Holdem at WSOP and Ranking in the GPI Standings |url=https://www.cardschat.com/news/ben-yu-exclusive-interview-cardschat-13521 |access-date=April 6, 2020 |website=CardsChat.com}} including three final table finishes, total $454,083, rank him 18th all-time.{{Cite web |title=WSOP All Time Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/173/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

Yu has won four bracelets at the WSOP.{{Cite web |title=46th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2015, Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #50) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=287373 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=48th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2017, Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (Event #34) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=429208 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=49th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2018, No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event #77) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=472389 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=52nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2021, No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed Championship (Event #56) |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=743433 |access-date=April 7, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

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

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+ 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
2016 \|11 \|1 \|
2017 \|12 \|2 \|1
2018 \|15 \|4 \|1
2019 \|14 \|2 \|
2021 \|19 \|2 \|1
2022 \|28 \|3 \|
2023 \|32 \|3 \|

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+ World Series of Poker results

Year

!Cashes

!Final Tables

!Bracelets

|11

|12

|15

|14

|19

|28

|32

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+ World Series of Poker bracelets
Year ! Event ! Prize 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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+ World Series of Poker bracelets

Year

! Event

! Prize Money

2015

|$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

|$291,456

2017

|$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship

|$232,738

2018