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| Rob Akery | |
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| Nickname(s) | Vaga_Lion |
| Residence | Bristol |
| Born | 15 March 1986 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | $169,930 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Final table(s) | 3 |
| Money finish(es) | $423,258 |
Rob Akery (born 15 March 1986) is a professional poker player from Bristol, UK.
Akery started playing poker in 2004, and went professional in 2005. Rob started playing poker aged 18 after receiving a $5 transfer into his account from a friend. [1] Aged 21, Akery played his first World Series Poker Main Event. As of 2011, Akery was reported to have accumulated total live tournament winnings of $ 1,256,194. [2] [3]
Despite his large success at poker tournaments, Rob Akery is mainly an online high stake cash game player. [1] While his total winnings across the different online poker sites are unknown, he is reported to have won over $1.1 million since October 2010 alone on PokerStars, according to HighStakes Poker Database [1] and $177,816 from the online Pokerstars Sunday Million tournament on 4 June 2008. [4]
Akery was previously one of the top players of Age of Mythology and was at one stage ranked as the world's top player. [5]
| Date | Event | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2007 | GBPT Grand Final | 2nd | $99,828 |
| Jan 2008 | Crown Aussie Millions Championship | 9th | $184,036 |
| June 2008 | Online Pokerstars Sunday Million | 1st | $177,816 |
| Dec 2008 | Grand Final - Great British Poker Tour | 2nd | $103,236 |
| Sept 2009 | London Open PokerStars EPT - Season 6 | 4th | $26,222 |
| Jul 2010 | Bellagio Cup VI/ WPT Season 9 | 5th | $169,930 |
| May 2011 | PokerStars EPT Madrid - Season 7 | 2nd | $129,752 |
| Oct 2011 | Pokerstars EPT London / Season 8 / UKIPT /Season 2 | 3rd | $359,121 |
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