{"id":800,"date":"2015-05-20T12:19:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T12:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=800"},"modified":"2015-05-20T12:19:10","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T12:19:10","slug":"888poker-signs-japans-akira-ohyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/888poker-signs-japans-akira-ohyama","title":{"rendered":"888poker Signs Japan\u2019s Akira Ohyama"},"content":{"rendered":"
The gambling industry in Asia has been growing at a rapid pace with countries like Japan and South Korea fast becoming hotspots for gambling establishments to set up operations. 888poker<\/a> is looking to establish its presence in Japan and has signed Akira Ohyama, one of the best online poker players in Japan to its brand. <\/p>\n Akira Ohyama will now be a part of team 888 and will assist the company in promoting its brand in Japan and building a player database. PokerStars<\/a>, the biggest online poker website in the world had earlier signed Japanese pro Kosei Ichinose and model Yuiko Matsukawa<\/strong> to be a part of Team PokerStars.<\/p>\n Ohyama has been playing online poker for a living for the last 4 years in Japan and uses the screen name \u2018Clutch Hero<\/em>\u2019 to play at the 888 poker website. He has done extremely well on the online circuit and reasonably well playing live poker across the world. His total career prize money as of today is more than a million dollars and the new deal with 888poker will bring him more revenue and career exposure. <\/p>\n In a statement, Akira Ohyama<\/strong> said <\/p>\n I am honoured to become a part of Team 888poker, and I am excited to help poker and the 888 brand grow in my country. I will continue working hard both on and off the tables to play to the best of my ability and show results while representing my favorite site, 888poker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n