Motoyuki Mabuchi's hometown is Osaka, Japan. Although Mabuchi makes his home halfway around the world, he is no stranger to Las Vegas. In fact, the 40-year-old investor was actually a student of the Gaming Management program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas until December of 2007. Mabuchi has six World Series of Poker cashes to his credit, along with a 1st place finish at the 2007 Bellagio Five Star $1,500 opening event. Among the different hats that Motoyuki Mabuchi wears, one of which is father as he his 3-year old daughter.