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Japan Is Having an Incredible 2026 WSOP — Here's Why
The rail around the feature table in the Paris Ballroom is packed. One of poker's all-time greats, Nick Schulman, is chasing a ninth World Series of Poker bracelet, but most of the crowd isn't there to watch him. They're there for Koji Fujimoto.
When Fujimoto closes out the heads-up battle to defeat the Hall of Famer and capture his maiden WSOP bracelet, the room erupts. The cheers come from dozens of students who have traveled from Japan, where Fujimoto teaches poker free of charge.