Yoshio Nakano

{{short description|American poker player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}

{{update|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox poker player

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|name=Yoshio Nakano

|nickname=None

||caption=Yoshio Nakano in the Intercontinental Poker Championship

|hometown=Long Beach, California

|wsop bracelet count=None

|wsop money finishes=7

|wsop main event best finish rank=14th

|wsop main event best finish year=2002

|multi-year wsop winner=

|wpt titles=None

|wpt final tables=None

|wpt money finishes=3

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Yoshio (Yosh) Nakano is a professional poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Long Beach, California.

He has played professionally for over 20 years{{when|date=October 2023}} 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 Lithuanian 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 {{cards|3♣|3♦}} held up against Tony G's {{cards|K♣|9♠}} on a board of {{cards|A♠|A♣|J♣|7♥|3♥}}.{{Cite web |title=Intercontinental Poker Championship, Grand Final: Hendon Mob Poker Database |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24036 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}

As of 2008, Nakano's live tournament winnings exceed $610,000.{{Cite web |title=Yosh Nakano's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=180 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}