Neymar is known to ask a professional poker player from Brazil, Andre Akkari to teach everything about the game. Akkari also rated the 26-year-old player really to be a great poker player.
Interestingly, the football profession that Neymar Poker Singa is in is quite helpful in the learning process of playing poker.
Akkari is one of Brazil’s most famous poker pros. With nearly $2.6 million in lifetime tournament earnings, he is third on Brazil’s all-time money list, and won a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker.
According to Akkari, he first met Neymar when the Brazilian soccer legend mentioned him as one of his poker idols.
“I was seeing one of the biggest stars in Brazil, he was talking about poker and then he said my name,” Akkari told The Mirror. “So then when he said his idol in poker was me, everybody looks at me – and then he saw me and said ‘Akkari, come here!’, it was a really nice moment.”
The fact that Neymar is an avoid poker player is nothing new. He signed as an ambassador for PokerStars back in 2015, later appearing in a television ad campaign for the poker site alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
Nor is it shocking to hear that he might actually be a good player. Last July, Neymar made a deep run in a high roller event at the Brazilian Series of Poker, ultimately finishing in sixth place out of a field of 288 entrants to win a little over $21,000.
Andre Akkari even said that Neymar's poker game was already above the beginner level. Neymar's poker game was considered to be increasing rapidly because he always asked Akkari.
'He played on Saturday for PSG, on Sunday he played an online poker tournament . I believe it is good for him. He can live in his house with his family and still play, "explained Andre Akkari as reported by Express.
