Neymar loses 25,000 euros in a poker game in Monaco
You can’t shine everywhere. And Neymar has just experienced it.
The Brazilian soccer player who applies to PSG and who dreams of embracing a career as a professional poker player when he hangs up his crampons, will have to progress further if he wants to continue to shine at a high level in a field other than that of the round ball.
He finishes in the middle of the table
Last weekend, just after PSG’s draw against Strasbourg (3-3), he participated in Monaco in the European Poker Tour of Pokerstars, one of these sponsors.
An appointment with a starting price of 25,000 euros which allowed the Brazilian to measure himself against other followers of the discipline.
Result ? He finished the tournament mid-table, 29and out of 74 registered. An honorable performance, but still far from the best players.
Sunday in the RMC poker showYu, twitcher for RMC Sport who follows the EPT Tour, located the level of number 10 of PSG: “He is technically interesting (…) He is a player who is ”Tight-agro” (tight aggressive, considered a very good type of players) (…) Even if he had a D1 level in poker, he would find himself playing against Champions League level opponents and asked, it’s going too fast.
He is reimbursed in one day at PSG
But another data can also distort the analysis of Neymar’s game: his fortune – he is one of the highest paid players on the planet – which gives him the means to participate in the tournaments of his choice, without any fear of difficult tomorrows.
Or in poker, one of the important data is the amount of money involved, the bankroll. “There are players who will play 25K who can be a little ric-rac while he is quiet. He can be a strength”, continues the RMC specialist.
Knowing that, according to his salary, the 25,000 euros lost will be recovered in less than a day, Neymar therefore does not fear much to go crazy. And suddenly lose everything.
Always very smiling and available
But he is a poker enthusiast and he never lacks the desire to do battle in this discipline. After his elimination at this tournament, Neymar also continued on a very modest table, with a starting price of… 550 euros. And he still finished in the middle of the table!
Enough to hallucinate all the participants, all very surprised by his desire to play to the point of finishing at three in the morning!
Misadventures that did not seem to affect him in the least, Neymar never left his smile, showing himself to be very available for his fans and partners.