Japanese wins the world’s biggest poker tournament, winnings over 400 million yen
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Press release: December 27, 2023
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Japanese wins the world’s biggest poker tournament, winnings over 400 million yen
*No. 1 up-and-comer in Japan in prize money*
Japanese player Masashi competes at the World Serirs Of Poker (WSOP), the world’s No. 1 poker tournament.
Mr. Oya won, winning approximately 423 million yen ($2,940,000), the highest amount for a Japanese person. As a result, Mr. Oya became the number one player in total prize money earned in Japanese poker. Japanese player Masashi participated in the world’s No. 1 poker tournament “World Series Of Poker (WSOP)” held from December 3, 2023. Oya won the competition and received a winning bracelet and prize money of approximately 423 million yen ($2,940,000). This makes him the ninth Japanese winner of the WSOP.
The tournament that Oya participated in is the most expensive tournament in the WSOP series, with a participation fee of
approximately 14 million yen ($100,000), and is a high-level competition in which many famous players who are listed in the world prize money rankings participated. .
This tournament was held over three days, and Oya got off to a good start on the first day and never let up his momentum and took the championship.
In the finals, he edged out Jason Koon, who is ranked 4th in the world in lifetime prize money, and is attracting attention from poker players around the world.
With this win, Oya received a winning prize of approximately 423.3 million yen, the highest ever for a Japanese person.
The size of this prize money is obvious when you compare it with the prize money won by Japanese athletes in other sports.
[2023 Annual Prize Amount]
・Miyu Yamashita 213,554,215 yen (Women’s professional golf)
・Ryuta Mine 150,135,200 yen (boat race)
・Sota Fujii 122,050,000 yen (Shogi)
The above three players have won Japan’s top level prize money, but these amounts are the annual prize money for 2023, and the size of the prize money that Mr. Oya won in one tournament stands out.
His lifetime prize money is approximately 800 million yen, making him the No. 1 Japanese player.
2nd place Tsugunari
Although he rose to the top with a difference of twice as much as Toma-san, his main activity has been in the past two years, and he has won a large amount of prize money in a short period of time. Many famous poker players are paying attention, including Mr.
In July of this year, “Asia Pacific Poker” was held in Manila. Actor Kanata Hongo ranked 4th in the Asian poker tournament called “Tour (APPT)”. Kanata Hongo previously played the gambling genius Shigeru Akagi in “Akagi,” and fans were paying attention, saying, “This is the real Akagi!” It seems that there are many fans who started playing poker after being influenced by Kanata Hongo. The poker boom in Japan is unstoppable, and the number of players competing around the world is increasing year by year.
The Japan Poker Federation will hold the “Student Poker Championship” from December 28th (Thursday) to December 30th (Saturday), 2023, in order to develop young Japanese poker players.
U-30″ will be held. The poker tournament to be held in 2023 is the “Student Poker Championship”.
U-30″ is the last tournament, so it is a tournament that young players who aim to become the next generation prize money king cannot miss. *Click here for the official website of “Student Poker Championship U-30 2023 WINTER”*
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https://pokerjapan.jp/学生ポーカー選
We must keep an eye on Japanese players who are attracting attention from around the world.
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