Japanese Man Wins Over $500k At 2012 WSOP

Naoya Kihara, a 30 year old Japanese native takes home the top prize and the coveted golden braclet in the World Series of Poker $5000 Pot Limit Omaha, held this past summer in Las Vegas.  First place earned him $512,029 in prize money!  See Full Results.

 After out lasting 419 other players from roughly 25 other countries, Kihara has done what no other Japanese national has been able to do.  Kihara has been earning a living playing poker for a while now, but this is his first major win.  He hopes the win will bring sponsors to his door so he can continue to play big money tournaments. 

Kihara is also a graduate of Tokyo University, and enjoys playing chess.

Tokyo Poker Society wants to congratulate Mr. kihara for his outstanding performance. Great Job!  We wish you the best in your future endeavors.