Yosuke Nakazawa

Yosuke Nakazawa is a professional poker player from Japan who has built a solid record in live tournaments across Asia and the United States. With more than $153,000 in career cashes, he regularly competes in high-stakes events and has shown consistent performance on the Asian Poker Tour and World Poker Tour.

APT Taipei 2024

• Event: Hyper Turbo High Roller
• Finish: 1st place, winning TWD 355,200
• Event: TWD 150,000 High Roller (Day 1 chip leader with 993,000 chips; final result not available)

WPT Prime Taiwan 2024

• Event: Mini High Roller (NT$66,000 buy-in)
• Finish: 9th place, earning NT$121,400

WSOP Circuit (Bally's, 2022)

• Event #13: No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT – 16th of 468, $7,092
• Event #8: No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack – 9th of 394, $2,421

Additional Achievements

• Won an APT side event in 2022 (specific event not detailed in search results).

Though detailed analysis is limited, Nakazawa's participation in high-roller events and his ability to build chip stacks (as seen in the APT High Roller Day 1) suggest an aggressive and adaptable approach. He is comfortable playing deep stacks and capitalizing on key pots to advance deep in tournaments.

As one of the few Japanese players competing regularly at the international level, Nakazawa represents the growing presence of Japan in live poker. His ongoing results continue to inspire aspiring players in his home country.