Yohei Kitazato is a Japanese poker player who captured his flagship victory in the APT Manila Classic APT High Roller Event for PHP 5,360,600 ($92,130). Competing as a high-stakes regular across Asia-Pacific festivals, he has accumulated over $450,000 in live tournament earnings.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $459,033 across 35 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Kitazato ranks among the top 65 highest-earning players on Japan’s all-time money list. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• July 2026: 1st place in the Poker Dream 25 MYR 20,000 Super High Roller Event in Malaysia for $74,100 (MYR 303,000).
• July 2026: 10th place in the Poker Dream 23 TWD 65,000 High Roller Event #73 in Taiwan for $3,455 (TWD 110,000).
• June 2026: 3rd place in the Poker Dream 23 TWD 110,000 Super High Roller Event #23 in Taiwan for $27,620 (TWD 880,000).
• June 2026: 7th place in the Poker Dream 23 TWD 45,000 High Roller Bounty Quattro Event #10 in Taiwan for $2,325 (TWD 74,000).
• April 2026: 10th place in the Poker Dream 21 MYR 20,000 Super High Roller Event in Malaysia for $8,070 (MYR 32,000).
• April 2026: 21st place in the Poker Dream 21 MYR 3,200 Main Event in Malaysia for $6,630 (MYR 26,300).
• November 2025: 10th place in the APT Championship TWD 35,000 Turbo Championship Event #1018 in Taiwan for $2,950 (TWD 92,000).
• November 2025: 32nd place in the APT Championship TWD 60,000 High Roller Ultra Stack Event #146 in Taiwan for $3,960 (TWD 123,600).
• November 2025: 1st place in the Poker Dream 19 MYR 12,000 Mystery Bounty High Roller Event in Malaysia for $42,145 (MYR 178,000).
• February 2025: 1st place in the APT Manila Classic PHP 200,000 APT High Roller Event in the Philippines for $92,130 (PHP 5,360,600), capturing his career-best live score.
• February 2025: 4th place in the APT Manila Classic PHP 50,000 Turbo High Roller Event in the Philippines for $4,380 (PHP 254,000).

Biography & Poker Background

Kitazato comes from Japan, where he developed his tournament skills before taking his game to high-stakes fields across major Asia-Pacific destinations.

Kitazato began accumulating live tournament cashes in 2022, quickly making a mark in high-roller side events in Malaysia, Vietnam , and the Philippines. He secured a landmark milestone in February 2025 at the APT Manila Classic, where he outlasted 127 entries in the PHP 200,000 APT High Roller to capture the trophy and a career-best $92,130 score. Maintaining exceptional form on the circuit, Kitazato took down the Poker Dream 19 Mystery Bounty High Roller in Malaysia for $42,145 later that year. Moving through 2026, he continued to dominate high-stakes fields across Taiwan and Malaysia, capping off his summer run by winning the Poker Dream 25 Super High Roller for $74,100.

Play Style & Strategy

Kitazato plays a highly aggressive, tactical, and well-calculated No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Specializing in high-stakes high-roller events, super high-roller tournaments, and mystery bounty formats, he focuses on aggressive pre-flop range construction, sharp post-flop maneuverability, and strategic stack preservation near pay jumps. His repeated final table appearances and victories in tough high-roller fields across the Asian Poker Tour and Poker Dream series reflect strong technical execution and composure against elite competition.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile
• WSOP Official Profile