Tempei Kotani is a Japanese professional poker player who won the Fixed Limit Triple Draw 3-Game Mix title at Poker Monsters Asia in South Korea . With over $22,000 in live tournament earnings, he is an accomplished mixed games specialist on the Asian poker circuit.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $22,033 across 19 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Tempei has established a strong reputation as a versatile limit and mixed games competitor. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 8th place in the APT Incheon KRW 600,000 Limit Triple Draw 2-7 Event in Incheon for $1,185 (KRW 1,620,000).
• June 2025: 1st place in the Poker Monsters Asia KRW 600,000 Fixed Limit Triple Draw 3game MIX Event in Incheon for $2,583 (KRW 3,500,000).
• June 2025: 2nd place in the Poker Monsters Asia KRW 400,000 Triple B Event in Incheon for $1,133 (KRW 1,540,000).
• May 2025: 1st place in the Japan Open Poker Tour JOPT Grand Final Fixed Limit Triple Draw Mix Event in Tokyo.
• February 2025: 1st place in the P1 Circuit KRW 300,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Event in Incheon for $1,644 (KRW 2,220,000).
• September 2024: 2nd place in the APT Taipei Poker Classic NT$7,000 Limit Triple Draw Lowball Mix Event in Taipei for $3,103 (NT$98,000).
• November 2018: 9th place in the Asia Open Poker Tour AOPT Korea KRW 1,100,000 Main Event in Incheon for $6,162 (KRW 6,969,000), capturing his career-best live cash.

Biography & Poker Background

Tempei hails from Japan, where he developed an early interest in non-hold’em variants and draw poker formats before becoming a staple on the Asia-Pacific tournament circuit.

Tempei made his first international tournament appearances in the mid-2010s, recording initial cashes in Macau and the Philippines . In November 2018, he recorded his signature career score in Incheon, South Korea, navigating a competitive field to finish ninth in the AOPT Korea Main Event for $6,162. Over the following years, Tempei carved out a niche as one of East Asia’s most consistent mixed-game specialists. He achieved title victories at JOPT Tokyo, P1 Circuit Incheon, and Poker Monsters Asia in 2025, specializing in Triple Draw, 10-Game Mix, and 2-7 Single Draw variants. In August 2026, he reached yet another final table at the APT Incheon festival, finishing eighth in the Limit Triple Draw 2-7 event.

Play Style & Strategy

Tempei plays a patient, mathematically precise, and highly specialized poker strategy focused heavily on Lowball, Triple Draw, and 10-Game mixed variants. Leveraging deep familiarity with non-hold’em drawing dynamics, pot odds calculation, and opponent range construction, he excels in low-variance limit games and short-handed mixed structures. His recurring final table finishes across Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan highlight exceptional technical dexterity and tactical consistency in rare tournament formats.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile