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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 12Neymar Enters $10,000 WSOP 6-Max Event After Brazil's World Cup Exit
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 12Summary
- Las Vegas organizers said Neymar has entered the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6ix-Max event at the World Series of Poker.
- Brazil's star forward joined the field about a week after Brazil was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup, shifting his U.S. trip from soccer to poker.
- The tournament's 6ix-Max format is a standard Texas Hold'em event with a six-player maximum at each table.
- WSOP announced the entry on Saturday, welcoming the Santos player in a social media post that highlighted his move from the World Cup to Las Vegas.
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From World Cup goals to poker chips: can Neymar's athletic genius conquer the World Series of Poker against seasoned pros? Is Neymar's poker career a strategic brand pivot or an athlete's search for identity beyond the soccer pitch?