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Masato \u2018World Wide\u2019 Yokosawa<\/a> is one of the most successful poker vloggers in the world. The Japanese professional player\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> has 945,000 subscribers, with pages full of videos about the 32-year-old\u2019s life on the circuit with many sporting view counts in the millions.<\/p>\n

Yokosawa has found plenty of success on the felt along the way, including winning the World Poker Tour Korea<\/em> main event title back in 2013. The Tokyo resident\u2019s latest triumph saw him come out on top in the third event of the 2025 PokerGO Tour Kickoff<\/em> series festival. Yokosawa beat a field of 112 entries in the $5,000 no-limit hold\u2019em tournament<\/a> to earn $142,800 and his first PGT<\/span><\/span><\/em> trophy.<\/p>\n

Thanks to this victory, Yokosawa has surpassed $1.7 million in recorded tournament earnings. His largest payout yet came back in 2023, when he finished 45th in the World Series of Poker<\/em> main event for $188,400.<\/p>\n

The 480 Card Player<\/em> Player of the Year<\/a> points that came with this win were enough to move Yokosawa into 70th place in the 2025 POY<\/span><\/span> standings presented by Global Poker.<\/a> He also secured 286 PGT<\/span><\/span><\/em> points, enough to move into second place in the early season-long standings.<\/a><\/p>\n

The top 16 finishers earned a piece of the $560,000 prize pool in this event, with nine players busting inside the money before the end of day 1 action. Just seven players returned to the PokerGO Studio at ARIA<\/span><\/span> Resort & Casino Las Vegas for day 2, with Yokosawa leading the way.<\/p>\n

Pocket aces featured prominently throughout this final table. Yokosawa picked up A\"SpadeA\"Club against the Q\"HeartQ\"Club of two-time bracelet winner Justin Saliba<\/a> to score the first knockout of the day. Then, after eliminating Michael Vanier (6th \u2013 $28,000), Neil Warren coolered Yokosawa right back, with A\"DiamondA\"Club besting K\"DiamondK\"Club.<\/p>\n

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The Ultimate Cooler for Masato Yokosawa! Aces vs. Kings at PGT<\/span><\/span> Kickoff!<\/p>\n

: https:\/\/t.co\/34Dxw3w9PM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZkYREgtDsr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PokerGO (@PokerGO) January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel\u2019s<\/a> run in this event came to an end when his pocket sixes were unable to outrun the Q-7 suited of Blake Vogdes. Seidel earned $36,400 as the fifth-place finisher. The Poker Hall of Fame member now has more than $48.4 million in lifetime cashes under his belt.<\/p>\n

Despite scoring that knockout, Vogdes was the next to fall. He lost a classic preflop race with Q\"Heart10\"Heart against the 3\"Spade3\"Club of Warren to head home with $50,400.<\/p>\n

Yokosawa won the next key pot with the hand of the day: pocket aces. He limped from the small blind for 250,000 total with A\"SpadeA\"Heart and called a raise to 700,000 from Nicholas Seward, who held K\"Diamond10\"Diamond. The flop came down 10\"Club3\"Diamond2\"Spade and Yokosawa check-called 325,000 with his overpair. The 2\"Club paired the board and Yokosawa check-called again, this time for 825,000. The 5\"Spade on the end saw Yokosawa move all-in. Seward made the quick call with tens up and was eliminated in third place ($64,400).<\/p>\n

Heads-up play began with 8,600,000 for Yokosawa and 5,400,000 for Warren. That gap grew ahead of the final hand. Warren shoved for 3,325,000 from the button with A\"Diamond6\"Club and Yokosawa called with A\"Club2\"Club. The board came down 5\"Spade4\"Heart2\"Heart4\"Diamond2\"Diamond and deuces full of fours gave Yokosawa the pot and the title. Warren walked away with $89,600 as the runner-up.<\/p>\n

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Masato Yokosawa takes down his first Las Vegas victory for $142,800 at PGT<\/span><\/span> Kickoff! pic.twitter.com\/MvTi7hRAKq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PokerGO (@PokerGO) January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here is a look at the payouts and rankings points awarded at the final table:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\tPlace<\/strong>\t<\/td>\n\tPlayer<\/strong>\t<\/td>\n\tEarnings<\/strong>\t<\/td>\n\tPOY<\/span><\/span> Points<\/strong>\t<\/td>\n\tPGT<\/span><\/span> Points<\/strong>\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t1\t<\/td>\n\tMasato Yokosawa\t<\/td>\n\t$142,800\t<\/td>\n\t480\t<\/td>\n\t286\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t2\t<\/td>\n\tNeil Warren\t<\/td>\n\t$89,600\t<\/td>\n\t400\t<\/td>\n\t179\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t3\t<\/td>\n\tNicholas Seward\t<\/td>\n\t$64,400\t<\/td>\n\t320\t<\/td>\n\t129\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t4\t<\/td>\n\tBlake Vogdes\t<\/td>\n\t$50,400\t<\/td>\n\t240\t<\/td>\n\t101\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t5\t<\/td>\n\tErik Seidel\t<\/td>\n\t$36,400\t<\/td>\n\t200\t<\/td>\n\t73\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t6\t<\/td>\n\tMike Vanier\t<\/td>\n\t$28,000\t<\/td>\n\t160\t<\/td>\n\t56\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\t7\t<\/td>\n\tJustin Saliba\t<\/td>\n\t$22,400\t<\/td>\n\t120\t<\/td>\n\t45\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Photo credits: PokerGO \/ Antonio Abrego.<\/em><\/p>\n

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