Tomoyuki Maeda is a Japanese professional poker player who achieved a career-best $6,745 score for finishing 23rd in the APL Jeju Main Event in South Korea . With over $22,000 in regional tournament earnings, he is an active and rising competitor across the Asian poker circuit.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $22,230 across 9 recorded cashes in regional Asia-Pacific databases (according to The Hendon Mob), Tomoyuki has assembled a versatile tournament record across stops in South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Cambodia. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 1st place in the WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship Event #5: Freezeout for $3,274.
• July 2026: 25th place in the RDPT Plus Jeju Summer Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty Event for $3,200 (KRW 4,430,000).
• June 2026: 23rd place in the APL Jeju Main Event in Jeju for $6,745 (KRW 10,300,000), capturing his career-best live cash.
• June 2026: 7th place in the ZSOP The Rising Horse Zodiac Rabbit Mystery Bounty Event for $940 (KRW 1,460,000).
• April 2026: 6th place in the APT Taipei Hyper Turbo – Double Stack Event for $2,130 (NT$66,400).
• February 2026: 6th place in the APT Jeju Classic Turbo Event for $2,200 (KRW 3,220,000).
• January 2026: 1st place in The Titan Assembly – GOP Taipei Hyper Turbo – Power Button Event for $2,950 (NT$93,400), winning his first regional title.

Biography & Poker Background

Tomoyuki hails from Japan, where he developed a sharp interest in competitive multi-table tournament poker before expanding his schedule across major poker hubs in East and Southeast Asia.

Tomoyuki registered his initial international cashes in late 2025, recording finishes at Poker Dream 19 in Malaysia, the NCPC Poker Championship in Vietnam, and Manila Megastack 23 in the Philippines. In January 2026, he secured his maiden victory at Gods of Poker Taipei, taking down the NT$10,000 Hyper Turbo Power Button event for $2,950. He maintained strong momentum throughout 2026, reaching final tables at the APT Jeju Classic and APT Taipei before claiming his signature score of $6,745 with a 23rd-place finish in a massive 980-entry field at the APL Jeju Main Event. In August 2026, he traveled to Phnom Penh to compete in high-stakes side events during the WPT Cambodia festival at NagaWorld Integrated Resort.

Play Style & Strategy

Tomoyuki plays a fast, high-pressure, and tactical No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Particularly effective in fast-structured hyper-turbo tournaments, mystery bounty events, and short-handed formats, he focuses on aggressive late-stage laddering, dynamic pre-flop shoving ranges, and precise stack management under tight clock restrictions. His proven consistency across diverse field sizes in Taiwan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia demonstrates strong decision-making and composure in high-volatility situations.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile