WSOP day 44: Ben Yu wins bracelet #3 in the $50k; draws closer to Deeb in POY race

Another round-up from the World Series of Poker focusing on Ben Yu winning the $50,000 No-Limit High Roller for $1.6m, after beating Sean Winter in heads-up action.

Ben Yu is fast becoming one of the most talented all-around poker players in the game after winning Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller.  

The $1m buy-in One Drop hors-d’oeuvre attracting 128 entrants (97 unique and 31 re-entries) and created a $6.1m prize pool. After the suits had finished number crunching, it became apparent that two people would become millionaires.

Let’s take a look at how the action went down.