Neymar Jr. Brazilian football superstar Neymar is currently out of action having suffered an ankle injury in late November while playing for Paris St. Germain . Like many people do when they find themselves recuperating, Neymar Jr. has hit the tables at PokerStars , and has bought into a few Winter Series events. It appears Neymar’s poker prowess is on par with his silky football skills judging by his incredible performances in a pair of high-stakes events.
Neymar is used to rubbing shoulders with football’s elite but found himself in different company in the Winter Series 40-H: $1,050 8-Max Turbo. Some 192 players bought in, and the world’s most expensive footballer almost outlasted them all.
Top tier grinders, including Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver , Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph , and recent EPT Online Main Event champion “WhatifGod” all busted before Neymar, the latter bursting the final table bubble. Neymar fell in third place in the $1,050 buy-in event Matters did not get any easier for the Brazilian at the final table because Neymar battled with such luminaries as Patrick “thebigdog09” Brooks , Jens “Fresh_oO_D” Lakemeier , and fellow Brazilian Renan “Internett93o” Bruschi .
Neymar eventually fell in third place for a $23,884, leaving Ivan “zufo1” Zufic to defeat Niki “RealAndyBeal” Jedlicka heads-up for the title and the $39,675 top prize. Winter Series 40-H: $1,050 [8-Max, Turbo] Final Table Results
Neymar Dazzles in a $10K High Roller
Full of confidence from his deep run in a $1,050 buy-in Winter Series ev
ent, Neymar jumped into the Winter Series 68-H: $10,300 8-Max High Roller alongside 82 of the world’s best poker tournament players. His first bullet did not go to plan, and he crashed out in 49th place. Bullet number two, however, was a different story.
After Laszlo “omaha4rollz” Bujtas burst the money bubble after falling in tenth, and Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi was eliminated in ninth-place, Neymar reach another Winter Series final table. Actually, he did more than reach the final table, he navigated his way to another third-place finish, hitting the post again against top competition. Ole Schemion was the final table’s first casualty. Ole “wizowizo” Schemion […]
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