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Yoshio Nakano
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World Series of Poker
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Money finishes	7
Highest WSOP Main Event finish	14th, 2002
World Poker Tour
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Final table	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^[when?] 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 3♣ 3♦ held up against Tony G's K♣ 9♠ on a board of A♠ A♣ J♣ 7♥ 3♥.^[1]

As of 2025, Nakano's total live tournament earnings had grown to approximately $671,300, ranking him 4,773rd on the global live poker money list; his highest recorded single cash remains the $350,000 first prize from the 2006 Intercontinental Poker Championship.^[2]^[3]