Takahiro Nakai bested a field of 2,497 players in event #57 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em to lay hands on his first gold bracelet and $399,039 in first prize money!
Nakai, a high-tech specialist from Osaka, is the second citizen of Japan to win a gold bracelet in the 46-year history of the World Series of Poker. He discovered poker online and has been playing for several years on his computer. [...] Read more » 2015 WSOP: Takahiro Nakai Wins Event #57 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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Many congratulations to Takahiro Nakai on winning his first bracelet and the first place prize of $399,039. I am surprised he is only the second Japanese player ever to win a bracelet
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I don't know of any other Japanese players off hand but this guy is still only 8th in the money list for Japanese players so there must be some around,top player is Kagawa with 1.5 million.
"I am surprised he is only the second Japanese player ever to win a bracelet."
I am not surprised! Although Japans surely have big potential to be world class poker players, their online gambling policies are very strict. Unfortunately, this hurts poker players as well.
