Yoshio Nakano

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Yoshio Nakano
Yoshio Nakano in the Intercontinental Poker Championship
Nickname(s)	None
Hometown	Long Beach, California
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finishes	6
Highest ITM main event finish	14th, 2002
World Poker Tour
Titles	None
Final tables	None
Money finishes	3

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 high limit poker host 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 2007, Nakano's live tournament winnings exceed $590,000.^[1]