Athletes who love poker

Poker is now considered to be a fairly common card game, and it is in incredible demand all over the world. And you can play it not only in the establishments, but also online, for example at the Spilnu Casino. In fact, this is not surprising, because everything is accompanied by incredible emotions and excitement. And that’s why interest in it is constantly on the rise, and that goes for all kinds of people, including athletes. And it is worth considering a few famous personalities who prefer to spend their free time at the poker table.

Ronaldo

This is a famous Brazilian footballer, who has played for many top clubs, including Inter and Barcelona, Real Madrid and so on. At the same time, Ronaldo has many individual and team trophies and records that no one has broken yet. It is worth noting that he has 2 Golden Balls.

But at the same time the athlete not only plays football, but also enjoys poker. Initially, he signed a partnership agreement with PokerStars, but this was not his only achievement. He also took lessons from a professional poker player and already in 2015, the former footballer finished 26th in a major poker tournament and took home $42,000.

Fatima Moreiro De Melo

This girl is guaranteed to be known to all field hockey fans. But also many know that she is passionate about poker. Her career as a player took place in Holland. With her country’s national team she achieved excellent results and even won gold at the Olympics.

Fatima actively participates in tournaments and online games. In fact, she spends most of her free time playing poker and that’s how she came second in the UKIPT series. She was able to win around $500,000.

Audley Harrison

A well-known boxer who competes at super-heavyweight. Among his achievements are gold medals at the Olympics, as well as the European Championships.

After retiring from boxing, Audley switched to poker. In fact, this game was for him as a hobby even during his career as a boxer. At one of the big tournaments, he came third. But over the course of his career he has made just under 250,000.

Steve Davis

This is a man who knows how to play poker, but who also knows how to play cue cards. Steve is a snooker legend, who has won the world championship six times in his career. But he actually has quite a few trophies.

But in all his playing time, journalists have seen the pool player at poker events. In 2008, he managed to get 26th place in one major competition. He managed to earn about 120 thousand.

Tony Cascarino

English footballer during his playing career was in famous clubs, such as Marseille or Chelsea. But in football he did not achieve significant results.

As for poker, he has won all sorts of tournaments. But his biggest victory was in a Grosvenor event in 2009.  He holds the record for winning around $600,000.