Neymar Jr is a Brazilian professional footballer and one of the most famous poker-playing athletes in the world. A PokerStars brand ambassador since 2015, Neymar has been a fixture in high-profile live and online poker events for over a decade, competing at the Brazilian Series of Poker, the World Series of Poker, and various PokerStars online championships. His net worth is estimated at $420 million, placing him among the wealthiest recreational poker players in the world.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $116,632 across 11 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Neymar’s career-best live cash of $63,000 came from a 4th-place finish at the BSOP ONE Neymar Jr. Edition High Roller in São Paulo, Brazil in December 2025 - an event that carried his name and was held at Hotel Unique.

His online results are considerably more impressive. At the 2025 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), Neymar reached two final tables, finishing 2nd in the $5,300 Titans event for $99,075 and 7th in the $10,300 Super Tuesday High Roller for $28,111. In the PokerStars Winter Series 2022, he reached two final tables and collected nearly $150,000 in prizes, including a 3rd-place finish in the $10,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller for $125,678.
Notable live results include:

• December 2025: 4th place in the BSOP ONE Neymar Jr. Edition High Roller for $63,000 - his career-best live cash.
• July 2026: Entered the $10,000 WSOP No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Championship in Las Vegas after Brazil’s Round of 16 exit at the FIFA World Cup, not cashing.
• June 2022: 49th place in the $700 No-Limit Hold’em Super Bounty at the WSOP for $3,959 - his only recorded WSOP cash.
• 2018: 6th place in the BSOP São Paulo High Roller - his first recorded live cash.

Biography & Poker Background

Born Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior on February 5, 1992, in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, Neymar is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of his generation. He began his career at Santos FC before spells at FC Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, and a return to Santos in 2025. He represented Brazil at multiple FIFA World Cups, including the 2026 edition in the United States, where Brazil were eliminated by Norway in the Round of 16.

Neymar has described poker as his primary passion outside of football. He began playing the game around 2014 and signed with PokerStars as a brand ambassador in May 2015, a relationship he has maintained through renewals ever since. He hosts charity poker events, has named his dog “Poker,” and has spoken publicly on multiple occasions about spending his rest days playing online. A 2026 incident in which he was reported to have played online poker for nearly 24 hours while his club Santos were playing a league match underlined how seriously he takes the game - and the scrutiny that comes with his fame off the pitch.

 

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His most recent WSOP appearance came days after Brazil’s World Cup exit in July 2026, when he flew to Las Vegas to enter the $10,000 6-Max Championship, drawing wide media attention and a WSOP social media post confirming his participation.

Play Style & Strategy

Neymar competes primarily in No-Limit Hold’em formats across live and online events, with a particular track record in high buy-in online tournaments. His WCOOP 2025 results - back-to-back final tables in events with $5,300 and $10,300 buy-ins against fields of established online professionals - demonstrated genuine tournament ability beyond the celebrity participant label. He is competitive, studies the game, and has spoken about the parallels between poker decision-making and reading opponents on the football pitch.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile
• Instagram Profile
• X (Twitter) Profile

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