Japan Open Poker Tour

What Japan Open Poker Tour does

Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT) is a privately held Japanese corporation (Japan Open Poker Tour Co., Ltd., incorporated April 22, 2016) that operates Asia's largest-scale live poker tournament series under brands including JOPT (flagship, approximately 50,000 annual participants across Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka), MASTERS (premium), SPADIE (beginner-to-intermediate), Sengoku Poker Tour (themed), Top of Poker Championship (Western Japan), U-30 Championship (age-restricted), and SHIBUYA\u00d7SHINJUKU POKER FES (regional festivals). Tournament qualification flows through a satellite network of over 100 partner poker rooms across Japan, an online Day 1 channel via PokerChase, and the JOPT Games smartphone app (released June 17, 2026) which enables mobile players to qualify for live JOPT, WSOP, and APT events. A cross-brand Grand Poker Ranking (GPR) leaderboard, updated with ITP points, ties the portfolio together, and player contracts via Global Point LLC sponsor top performers to international circuits including WSOP, Triton, APT, EPT, NAPT, LAPT, and APAT.

The company generates revenue across four streams: tournament entry/buy-in fees at JOPT events and partner satellites, corporate sponsorship packages (booth displays, naming rights, banner placements, promotional announcements) sold to 50+ sponsor brands including Burger King, Japan Tobacco (JT), Bybit, MTT Sports, and Poker Chase, commission-based player contracts with Global Point LLC for international tournament travel, and digital services from the JOPT Games app. Payment infrastructure is notably broad, accepting cash, major credit cards, Japanese electronic money (Suica/Pasmo IC, QUICPay, iD, WAON, nanaco, Rakuten Edy), QR payments (PayPay, Rakuten Pay, au PAY, WeChat Pay, UnionPay QR, Alipay), UnionPay, and USDT (Tether) via exchange rate pegged at 10:00 AM on event day. The operation runs on a lean team of 1-10 employees, relying on outsourced tournament infrastructure (MTT Sports) and a distributed partner-poker-room channel network, with the official headquarters at Ichigaya Canal Court 3F in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Name

Japan Open Poker Tour

Legal name

Japan Open Poker Tour Co., Ltd. (ジャパンオープンポーカーツアー株式会社)

Website

https://japanopenpoker.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Japan Open Poker Tour is a privately held Tokyo-based poker tournament organizer operating Asia's largest live poker event series across Japan, serving 50,000+ annual participants through flagship JOPT tournaments, partner-room satellites, and the JOPT Games mobile app for online-to-live qualification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Poker Tournament Services

NAICS

Gambling Industries (7132), Other Gambling Industries (71329), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAEAEAE

Poker Tournaments & Tours (Live/Hybrid)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gambling, Betting & Casinos/Poker (Live & Online)

SECONDARYMPAEAEAK

Poker Live Events & Venue Services (Staffing, Dealers, Logistics)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gambling, Betting & Casinos/Poker (Live & Online)

SECONDARYMPAEAEAC

Online Poker Operators (Real-Money)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Gambling, Betting & Casinos/Poker (Live & Online)

Keywords

• Live poker tournaments
• Poker event organization
• Poker tournament management
• Gaming entertainment events
• Poker satellite qualifiers

Headquarters

HQ city

Shinjuku

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tournament Entry Fees: Revenue generated from tournament registration/buy-in fees at JOPT events and satellite tournaments across partner poker rooms.
2. Sponsorship and Advertising: Corporate sponsorship packages offering exhibition booths, display advertising, banner placements, tournament naming rights, and promotional announcements during events. Main sponsors include Poker Chase, MTT Sports, Burger King, Japan Tobacco (JT), and others.
3. Player Contracts: Prize packages for top performers include player contracts (commission contracts) with Global Point LLC, providing sponsorship for travel, accommodation, and entry fees for international poker tournaments including WSOP, Triton, APT, EPT, NAPT, LAPT, APAT.
4. JOPT Games App Services: Revenue from online satellite tournaments through the official JOPT Games smartphone application.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Japan Open Poker Tour (JOPT) is a poker event organizer that produces large-scale live poker tournaments across Japan under multiple brands (JOPT flagship, MASTERS, SPADIE, Sengoku Poker Tour, Top of Poker Championship, U-30 Championship, SHIBUYA×SHINJUKU POKER FES), supported by a nationwide satellite network of partner poker rooms and a proprietary smartphone application (JOPT Games) for online satellite qualification into WSOP and JOPT events. The company also operates Grand Poker Ranking, a cross-brand leaderboard system, and offers player contract sponsorships for international tournament participation.

Product overview

Japan Open Poker Tour operates a portfolio of live poker tournament brands alongside a companion mobile app. The core offering is JOPT, an Asia-scale live poker event brand held multiple times per year across Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka. Supporting the flagship are sub-brand tournament series including Masters (premium world-standard events), SPADIE (beginner-to-intermediate gateway tournaments), 戦国ポーカーツアー (Sengoku-themed themed events), Top of Poker Championship (Western Japan regional series), U-30 Championship (under-30 talent discovery), and SHIBUYA×SHINJUKU POKER FES (community regional festivals). The JOPT Games mobile app extends the offering digitally, enabling online satellite participation that routes players toward the live events. Grand Poker Ranking provides a unified cross-brand leaderboard. Together these form a live-event-first ecosystem where digital satellites funnel players into physical tournament experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JOPT (Japan Open Poker Tour): Asia-scale flagship poker tournament brand, approximately 50,000 annual participants, held 4 times/year in Tokyo, 2 times/year in Osaka and Sapporo, each event lasting about 10 days.
• MASTERS
• SPADIE
• 戦国ポーカーツアー (Sengoku Poker Tour)
• Top of Poker Championship (ToP)
• U-30 Championship
• SHIBUYA×SHINJUKU POKER FES
• JOPT Games

Products and services

• JOPT (Japan Open Poker Tour) Flagship live poker tournament brand; Asia-scale events held multiple times per year in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo, and Fukuoka, attracting approximately 50,000 participants annually. Each event lasts about 10 days.
• JOPT Games Official smartphone poker application (iOS/Android) enabling players to play poker online and participate in satellites for JOPT, WSOP, APT, and other domestic and international live poker events.
• Masters Premium Tournament Series established in 2009 and redefined in 2026; positioned as the highest-level competitive environment in Japan with world-standard tournament experience.
• SPADIE Poker event held 4 times per year since 2016; has recorded over 2,500 participants in main events. Known as a gateway tournament for beginners to intermediate players.
• Sengoku Poker Tour (戦国ポーカーツアー) Theme-based poker tournament held twice yearly in Tokyo with a Sengoku (Warring States) aesthetic; features Japanese-style dealers and Japanese sword-shaped trophies.
• Top of Poker Championship (ToP) Western Japan-scale poker tournament held 3 times a year centered in Osaka, with approximately 30,000 total participants across qualifiers. 2024 main event had 1,266 participants and prize pool over 10 million JPY.
• U-30 Championship National tournament limited to participants aged 30 and under, held once a year in Tokyo over 3 days, aimed at discovering the next generation of top players.
• SHIBUYA×SHINJUKU POKER FES Community-focused regional poker festival spanning multiple poker rooms and restaurants in target areas; first edition in Shibuya in September 2024, Shinjuku edition in June 2025.
• Grand Poker Ranking (GPR) Aggregate ranking system tracking player performance across multiple tournament brands, generating a unified leaderboard updated with ITP (In The Prize) points.
• Tournament Sponsorship Packages Corporate sponsorship offerings including exhibition booths, display advertising, banner placements, tournament naming rights, and promotional announcements during events for sponsors such as Burger King, Japan Tobacco, Poker Chase, MTT Sports, Bybit, and others.
• Player Contracts (Global Point LLC) Commission-based sponsorship contracts with Global Point LLC providing travel, accommodation, and entry fee sponsorship for top performers to compete in international poker tournaments including WSOP, Triton, APT, EPT, NAPT, LAPT, and APAT.

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• APT (Asian Poker Tour)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational poker tournament partnership enabling player qualification pathways between JOPT and APT events.
• Burger King JapanmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerTournament sponsor providing branded冠 tournaments and prizes (e.g., WHOPPER for 1 year to tournament winners). Active sponsor since 2025.
• Japan Tobacco (JT)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsored NLH Deepstack NORTH STAR tournament at JOPT 2026 Grand Final with Nordic Spirit products. Trophy presentation by Okura Shimon.
• Nihon Ryoko (Japan Travel)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerTravel agency sponsor providing travel-related services and promotion for international poker tournament participants.
• Poker ChasecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor and online platform partner for JOPT. Provides online Day 1 tournament participation for main events. Operated by株式会社Skyfall.
• MTT SportscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor providing tournament infrastructure and operational support for JOPT events.
• BybitmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCryptocurrency exchange sponsor enabling USDT payment options for tournament entries. Listed as sponsor on sponsored page.
• Japan Poker Union (JPU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial affiliated organization for poker in Japan. JOPT is a member company of this industry association.
• KSOP (Korea Series of Poker)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness partnership with Korean poker tournament series to cross-promote and attract international players.
• Sun Music (サンミュージック)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEntertainment company sponsor for JOPT events.
• Tapia Games (タイパ至上主義ポーカー)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPoker-related gaming platform sponsor.
• GLORY ACADEMYminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTraining academy sponsor for poker education and skill development.
• BrewDog JapanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCraft beer sponsor for events.
• YA-MANminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeauty device brand sponsor providing prizes.
• Nomu Silica (のむシリカ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeverage sponsor for events with sponsored water rush tournaments.
• Vitas (日本ポーカーの場合)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFitness supplement sponsor providing AMINO4 products as prizes.
• Kleiner Feigling (クライナー)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlcohol beverage sponsor for poker events.
• Bulk Homme (バルクオム)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMen's skincare brand sponsor providing prizes.
• iCUREminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare service sponsor.
• Link Stretch (リンクストレッチ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerStretching service sponsor.
• Olive Spa (オリーブスパ)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRelaxation service sponsor.
• Shinjuku Clinic (新宿クリニック)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical clinic sponsor for health services.
• ChargeSPOTminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBattery charging station service sponsor.
• ChillersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor for casual stack tournaments and platform services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PokerStars Live: Live event arm of PokerStars, the world's largest online poker operator. PokerStars Live runs a parallel global circuit and operates Poker Chase (JOPT's main sponsor and online Day 1 partner), making it both competitor and ecosystem participant.
• European Poker Tour (EPT): Flagship European live poker tour operated by PokerStars. EPT is part of JOPT's qualification pathway network and serves the same competitive live-event market segment, though geographically focused on Europe.
• World Poker Tour (WPT): Long-running global poker tour with televised events across multiple continents. WPT operates a parallel tournament circuit at comparable scale to JOPT in their respective regions and serves a similar target market of recreational-to-elite poker players.
• World Series of Poker (WSOP): Global flagship poker tournament brand owned by Caesars Entertainment. WSOP is the ultimate qualification destination for JOPT Games satellite winners and represents the apex tier of the international poker circuit that JOPT ladders players toward.
• Triton Poker: Ultra-high-roller international poker tour. Triton represents the elite tier above JOPT's MASTERS premium brand and is a contracted destination tournament for JOPT player contract winners.

Others

• Global Poker Index ( GPI ): Independent poker player ranking and statistics platform. GPI is a functional analog to JOPT's Grand Poker Ranking system and represents both a competitor in the rankings space and a potential data partnership for the Asian poker market.

Direct peers

• Korea Series of Poker (KSOP): Direct regional peer running Korea's flagship poker tournament circuit. KSOP is already an active cross-promotion partner of JOPT, demonstrating parallel operating models in adjacent East Asian markets serving overlapping cross-border player bases.
• Asian Poker Tour (APT): Direct regional peer operating live poker tournament circuits across Asia (including Japan, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam). Both APT and JOPT target the same Asian poker player pool with multi-city live event series and partner qualification pathways.

Regional players

• Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT): Asia-Pacific poker tour historically operated as part of the PokerStars/partypoker network. APPT competes with JOPT for the same Asian player base and shares similar cross-border tournament qualification models.
• RunGood Poker Series: Mid-tier U.S. poker tour that is both a JOPT sponsor (RunGood Grand Prix branding visible on JOPT's sponsor page) and a comparable mid-market regional tour. RunGood demonstrates a parallel 'brand-led tour' model targeting similar recreational-to-mid-stakes player segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/japanopenpoker
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@JapanOpenPokerTour
• Instagraminstagram.com/japanopen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jopt-poker

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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