For the second consecutive day, Neymar was present at the BSOP Winter. On Wednesday (22), he returned to the Golden Hall, at the WTC Sheraton. The football player returned to compete in Day 2 of the Invitational, a tournament with a buy-in of R$ 25,000, in which he had qualified the previous day. However, he ended up being eliminated before the prize bubble burst.
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Thus, he wasted no time and registered for another tournament. The target was the 1-Day High Roller, a competition with a buy-in of R$ 10,000. The peculiarity of the event is that the champion was decided on the same day. Deickson Abril won the title and was involved in some interesting duels with the football player.
Therefore, Neymar also did not reach the prize money in this tournament. However, on social media, the star published a series of photos at the BSOP Winter and wrote in the caption: “life is a joke”. The publication drew attention because it contrasted with the player’s tears after Brazil’s elimination from the World Cup.
In addition, the publication received comments from the star’s friends. “Thank you for supporting and helping to popularize this mental game that we love so much”, wrote Rafael Moraes, CEO of BSOP. Meanwhile, Ueltom Lima, CEO of H2 Bet and sponsor of the event, commented: “They will talk no matter what, let them talk while you smile”.
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Praise from a champion and criticism from the press
However, another compliment also marked Neymar‘s participation in the BSOP Winter. Colombian Sebastian Fonseca, winner of numerous tournaments in the series, stated in an interview with ESPN that the football player performs very well in poker. According to him, Santos’ number 10 only needs to study a little more to improve his game.
However, part of the sports press continues to question Neymar‘s participation in the so-called Brazilian poker championship. During the Globo Esporte program, commentator Caio Ribeiro stated that the player can do whatever he wants during his time off, but emphasized that he should preserve himself.
Finally, the discussion gained momentum because, at the same time that Neymar was competing in the BSOP Winter, Santos was playing in the Copa Sudamericana. Furthermore, Caio Ribeiro reinforced that the forward can enjoy his time off as he wishes, but highlighted that the image conveyed to the team does not represent the best example.
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