Yoshio Nakano

Yoshio (Yosh) Nakano is a professional poker player and entrepreneur who resides in Long Beach, California.

He has played professionally for more than three decades and is a long-time regular at high-stakes poker tables at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. He was a co-founder and a "resident pro" at the online poker site PokerBlue, before it closed down in March 2007.

He represented Japan in the inaugural Intercontinental Poker Championship. Nakano defeated Lithuanian Tony G two out of three matches at the heads-up final table to win the US$350,000 first prize. In the final hand, Nakano's held up against Tony G's on a board of .

As of 2026, Nakano's total live tournament earnings exceeded US$671,300, ranking him 4,773rd on the global live poker money list; his highest recorded single cash remains the $350,000 first prize from the 2006 Intercontinental Poker Championship.