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Kenji Arai is a Japanese poker player currently ranked 2,039th on the Japan All-Time Money List with $6,749 in recorded live earnings. A participant on the domestic JOPT circuit and at international Asian festival stops, Arai made his most notable live result at the Asian Poker Tour's Hanoi Billions festival in December 2023, where he reached the final stages of the Single Day High Roller 8-Max event to claim his career-best cash.
Career Earnings & Results
Total live earnings stand at $6,749 across 3 recorded cashes, per The Hendon Mob.
Career Highlights at a Glance
💰 Live Earnings: $6,749 | 💵 Best Cash: $6,749 (APT Hanoi 2023) | 🎯 3 Cashes | 🇯🇵 Japan ATM: 2,039th
Results
Date | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
Dec 2023 | APT Hanoi Billions — Single Day High Roller 8-Max (₫92M + 8M buy-in) | 15th | ₫163,840,000 ($6,749) |
May 2025 | JOPT 2025 Grand Final — Good Game 1000, Tokyo | 7th | — |
Jan 2023 | JOPT Tokyo — Monster (¥30,000 buy-in) | 10th | — |
Biography & Poker Background
Arai is a Japanese player active across both the domestic Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT) circuit and international Asian tournament stops. His three recorded live cashes span Japan and Vietnam, covering a range of buy-in levels — from the ¥30,000 JOPT Monster in Tokyo to the significantly higher-stakes APT Hanoi Single Day High Roller in 2023.
His career-best result came at the APT Hanoi Billions in December 2023, where he entered the ₫92,000,000 + 8,000,000 Single Day High Roller 8-Max — one of the premium side events at one of Asia's most competitive annual festivals — and reached 15th place to claim ₫163,840,000 (approximately $6,749). The result placed him in a field alongside some of the best players competing on the Asian circuit at the time.
He returned to domestic play in 2025, finishing seventh at the JOPT Grand Final in Tokyo in May — a tournament that gathers Japan's most active circuit players for the season's culminating event. With activity continuing into 2025, Arai represents a growing wave of Japanese players building their live credentials across both home and international events.
Online Presence
About the Editor
Callum Jury is Somuchpoker's Live Content and Social Media Specialist, reporting live from WSOP and Asia Pacific poker festivals including the APT and PokerStars LIVE series. Originally from the Lake District in the UK, he has covered the Southeast Asian poker circuit since 2025, combining day-by-day tournament reporting with the social and digital content that brings the action to fans.