Īs of November 15th, 2023, his 187 cashes in WSOP bracelet events ranks 4th all-time.
Yu, who grew up in Los Angeles, California, attended Stanford University before transitioning into a career in poker. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and appeared at 15 World Series of Poker final tables. Yu's six cashes in World Series of Poker Limit Hold'em events, including three final table finishes, total $454,083, rank him 18th all-time. Ben Yu (born January 8, 1986) is an American professional poker player, commentator, and writer. Yu's seven cashes at the 2011 World Series of Poker tied him with Kirill Rabtsov for the most in the 2011 series. Yu's columns on poker tournament strategy have appeared in Card Player magazine since 2013. Yu, who grew up in Los Angeles, California, attended Stanford University before transitioning into a career in poker.Īs of June 2018, Yu has amassed more than $5,000,000 in live poker tournament earnings, with his 70 cashes at the World Series of Poker accounting for $4,061,695 of those winnings. Information accurate as of 1 December 2021.īen Yu (born January 8, 1986) is an American professional poker player, commentator, and writer.
