Masato Yokosawa

Masato Yokosawa is a Japanese professional poker player and content creator who has earned over $1.4 million in live tournament earnings in his career. Masato won the Global Poker Award for Best Poker Personality of the Year in 2022.

He also plays high-stakes cash games at Hustler Casino Live, Live at the Bike, and Poker at the Lodge. He now has total cash game earnings of $39,543, and has made 24 appearances in these cash games.

Masato Yokosawa’s Cash Game Participation

Masato also frequently participates in high-stakes cash games, going up against well-known poker players and HCL regulars.

He made his first cash game appearance in May 2022 at Hustler Casino Live, on Episode 201, where he won $7,180. Following that appearance, he appeared in Episode 203, where he was seen losing $37,275 to HCL regulars such as King Henry, Julie Yorn, Suited Superman, and others.

Masato also appeared on Live at the Bike in December 2022, where he was seen winning $23,250 on Episode 189. Masato’s next noteworthy win happened in January 2023, where he won $84,350 on HCL’s Episode 347. 

He won another $62,075 at LATB’s Episode 217 in March 2023, and he has been active until his last appearance in July 2023 at Big Bet Poker, where he lost $40,800 at BBP’s Episode 11.

Masato Yokosawa’s Live Tournament Participation

Masato has been playing live tournaments since, and his first recorded cash was in December 2013 at the World Poker Tour in South Korea’s Jeju, where he won first place and $100,000.

He traveled to the Philippines in 2014 to compete in the Asian Poker Tour in Cebu, where he finished third and cashed $10,993. Also, In the same year and event, he finished 17th in NLH Six Max and took home $573.

In August 2018, he had another first-place finish at the Asian Poker Tour in Incheon, this time for $66,167. In January 2019, he struck gold when he had four first-place finishes at the Japan Highroller Festival 5 in Incheon and the Asian Poker Tour in Manila, Philippines.

He also won at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in Hollywood, where he competed against 177 other players. Masato has consistently produced excellent results, which will keep coming until 2023.

Masato last appeared in a World Poker Tour live event in Australia’s Gold Coast in September 2023, where he finished fourth and took home $29,507.

Conclusion

Masato Yokosawa has been participating in one cash game livestream after another, and as a result, he has made a name for himself on the poker scene. Also, many people took notice of him and his poker prowess at the poker table, particularly in the tournament scene.