Nickname(s) None Residence Long Beach, California Title(s) None | Bracelet(s) None Name Yoshio Nakano Money finish(es) 7 | |
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TV shows Intercontinental Poker Championship | ||
Highest ITM
Main Event finish 14th, 2002 | ||
Yoshio (Yosh) Nakano is a professional poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Long Beach, California.
He has played professionally for over 20 years and is a long-time regular at high-stakes poker tables at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. He was a co-founder and a "resident pro" at the online poker site PokerBlue, before it closed down in March 2007.
He represented Japan in the inaugural Intercontinental Poker Championship. Nakano defeated Australian Tony G two out of three matches at the heads-up final table to take down the $350,000 first place money. In the final hand, Nakano's 3♣ 3♦ held up against Tony G's K♣ 9♠ on a board of A♠ A♣ J♣ 7♥ 3♥.
As of 2008, Nakano's live tournament winnings exceed $610,000.
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