Updated: 2025.12.15

Benjamin Wu is an American professional poker player from San Francisco, California, who has become a regular fixture in the high-stakes tournaments of the Asian poker circuit.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With over $388,000 in total live earnings (according to The Hendon Mob), Benjamin Wu has demonstrated consistent results in both the United States and Asia.

His career-best live cash of $163,094 came in November 2024 at the Jeju Poker Festival in South Korea, where he finished 4th in the KPC Single Day High Roller (Event #9).

Wu continued his strong form into the 2025 season, making multiple deep runs at the Jeju Poker Festival 2025 . Highlights include an 11th place finish in the KPC Single Day Super High Roller for $67,000 and an 8th place finish in the KPC Super High Roller for $18,000. He also cashed in the APT Taipei Championship Main Event in November 2025, finishing 30th.

Biography & Poker Background

Originally from San Francisco, California, Benjamin Wu has been competing on the live circuit since at least 2011. While he started with events in Las Vegas, he has increasingly focused his attention on the booming Asian market over the last decade.

Wu first grabbed international headlines in 2017 when he finished Day 1 as the chip leader of the Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro 6-Max event, proving early on his ability to compete against the world’s elite players. He is now a familiar face in major Asian hubs like Jeju (South Korea) and Manila (Philippines), frequently battling in High Roller fields against the region’s top pros.

Play Style & Strategy

Benjamin Wu’s tournament record suggests a specialization in High Roller and Single Day events. These formats, characterized by high buy-ins and accelerated structures, require a mastery of short-stack poker and high-pressure ICM (Independent Chip Model) adjustments. His repeated final table appearances in these volatile events indicate a disciplined and mathematically sound approach to the game.