When asked if Neymar can play football, we know the answer. The question of whether Neymar can poker however, it is difficult to answer. The Brazilian striker from Paris Saint Germain has been ambassador of online poker platform Pokerstars since 2015. The Brazilian is an ambassador for Pokerstars, but turns out to be a real lover of the game.
Neymar is a superstar who has a large fan base worldwide. The Brazilian national team player has 57 million followers on twitter and has over 175 million followers on Instagram. That makes it a perfect ambassador for Pokerstars.
Neymar has become a welcome guest in the poker world over the years. For example, he regularly plays the EPT of Barcelona, where he not only plays the main events, but also the cheaper side events. Something that shows a love for the game.
Neymar is friends with two Brazilian professional poker players. Andre Akkari and Rafael Moraes are trying to teach the PSG striker poker tips and tricks. Akkari indicates that the money has little value for Neymar, so Neymar really plays poker to win for the honor of the game. Moraes says Neymar is playful at Pokerstars, not because it's part of his sponsorship deal, but because he really likes it.
Neymar at the poker table
If we look at poker website Thehendonmob, a website that tracked all live poker results, we see few impressive results from the Brazilian. Neymar has won a total of over $28,000, ranking 1294th on Brazil's all time money list. His biggest live cash was in 2018. high rollers event in Sao Paulo, a 6 e that earned him the equivalent of $21,000.
The fact that Neymar has achieved little impressive results with live poker does not mean that Neymar cannot play poker or plays at a loss. It could be that he manages to win a lot of money with cash games. Previously mentioned results are also without online poker tournaments. Here Neymar managed to bring in a lot more prize money compared to live tournaments. Neymar was 3. e in the PokerStars Winter series, he managed to win a small $24,000. Not long after, he reached the final table of the High roller of the Pokerstars Winter series. Neymar Jr. was 3. e , which accounted for well over $125,000.
Neymar at the World Series Of Poker
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, as the footballer is called in full, is now present in the American Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker that is held every year in the gambling capital of the United States.
Last weekend, he joined the $10,000 Limit Hold Em tournament in BALLYS Paris, Las Vegas. Only 74 players entered this tournament, partly because limit holdem is a lot slower than the no limit variant of this most popular poker game. However, the player did not manage to survive the first day.
We will probably see Neymar again in other tournaments, who knows if he can win his first WSOP bracelet.
Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, as the footballer is called in full, is now present in the American Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker that is held every year in the gambling capital of the United States.
Last weekend, he joined the $10,000 Limit Hold Em tournament in BALLYS Paris, Las Vegas. Only 74 players entered this tournament, partly because limit holdem is a lot slower than the no limit variant of this most popular poker game. However, the player did not manage to survive the first day.
We will probably see Neymar again in other tournaments, who knows if he can win his first WSOP bracelet.
Neymar cracks aces from Lo Celso
Playing poker after a football career
Neymar has previously said that after his career, he will focus more on playing poker tournaments. Due to his busy schedule as a professional footballer, Neymar Jr. can only play a limited number of poker tournaments, only in the summer break when there is no World Cup or Copa. Neymar is now 30 years old, so it will be a few more years before we will see Neymar in a lot of tournaments.
