Naoya Kihara

Japan [JPN]Japan
World Series of Poker
Total Prize in Asia-Pacific
$25,935
Largest Prize in Asia-Pacific
$22,088
2021 WSOP: Long Ma crushes The Reunion final day; Jaswinder Lally and Michael Perrone lock up bracelets; Naoya Kihara and Sejin Park run deep
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2021 WSOP: Long Ma crushes The Reunion final day; Jaswinder Lally and Michael Perrone lock up bracelets; Naoya Kihara and Sejin Park run deep

If there was any uncertainty over this year’s World Series of Poker turnout, that doubt has now been put to rest. The first week has seen buzzing halls and long queues at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino as players flood in for a chance at the coveted gold bracelets. The first phased event, […]
10/07/2021
2021 WSOP: Gold bracelets for Connor Drinan, Tyler Cornell, Martin Zamani, Mark Herm; Asian pros Mike Takayama, Kosei Ichinose, Alex Lee, Naoya Kihara hit the felt
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2021 WSOP: Gold bracelets for Connor Drinan, Tyler Cornell, Martin Zamani, Mark Herm; Asian pros Mike Takayama, Kosei Ichinose, Alex Lee, Naoya Kihara hit the felt

Players continue to pour into the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino for the 52nd World Series of Poker festival. Its fifty-four day run got underway on September 30 and will play through November 23. Grabbing the spotlight were the two newest bracelet winners Connor Drinan and Tyler Cornell. For Drinan, it was his career […]
10/05/2021
WSOP: Runner-up for Pete Chen and deep runs for Naoya Kihara, Vivian Im, Richard Zhu
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WSOP: Runner-up for Pete Chen and deep runs for Naoya Kihara, Vivian Im, Richard Zhu

While the 48th annual World Series of Poker continues to bring ear-to-ear smiles to all of the latest bracelet winners, there are also plenty of players just as happy at having gone deep for a profit. In the Asian contingent, the latest big money-maker was Taiwanese pro Pete Yen Han Chen for his thrilling runner-up […]
07/03/2017