Austin Yoo

Austin Yoo

Nationality
Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of
GPI Rank 50,016
Total Live Earnings $250,438
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Biography

Austin Yoo is a Korean poker player with over $249,000 in live tournament earnings as of August 2023.

Yoo, primarily a cash game player in the Los Angeles area, went viral in August 2023 when he violently threatened Jason Liu during a live-stream of Big Bet Poker LIVE in Las Vegas.

Yoo finished 563rd in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $32,500 and had a career-best score of $71,250 when he finished third in the 2022 California State Poker Championship Main Event.

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PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship 		562nd $32,500
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event 		528th $1,751
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack 		364th $1,883
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event 		56th $6,024
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 Main Event
MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event 		122nd $1,961
MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl IV
$1,100 Main Event 		48th $3,181
2019 Wynn Winter Classic
$5,300 Championship Event 		20th $25,955
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley
$1,700 Main Event 		39th $2,747
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #50: Monster Stack - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 		390th $3,934
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER 		884th $2,468