Rob Akery
{{Short description|English poker player (born 1986)}}
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{{update|date=October 2013}}
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Rob Akery (born 15 March 1986) is a professional poker player from Bristol, UK.
Career
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.highstakesdb.com/profiles/pokerstars/Vaga_Lion.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924093025/http://www.highstakesdb.com/profiles/pokerstars/Vaga_Lion.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-date=24 September 2011 |title=Vaga_Lion on Pokerstars - Poker Player Rob Akery |publisher=Highstakesdb.com |date= |accessdate=11 October 2013}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Rob Akery's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=89372 |access-date=20 November 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{cite web|author=Daniel Negreanu |url=http://www.pokerpages.com/player-profile/rob-akery.htm |title=Rob Akery - Poker Player Profile |publisher=Pokerpages.com |date= |accessdate=11 October 2013}}
Despite his large success at poker tournaments, Rob Akery is mainly an online high stake cash game player. 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 and $177,816 from the online Pokerstars Sunday Million tournament on 4 June 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2008/pokerstars-sunday-tournament-results-462-033822.html |title=PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results (4-6-2008) |publisher=PokerStarsBlog.com |date= |accessdate=11 October 2013}}
Age of Mythology
Akery was previously one of the top players of Age of Mythology and was at one stage ranked as the world's top player.{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |date=28 June 2012 |title=Former Age of Mythology Star Now Makes a Killing Playing Pro Poker |url=http://kotaku.com/5921917/former-age-of-mythology-star-now-makes-a-killing-playing-pro-poker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012014151/https://kotaku.com/5921917/former-age-of-mythology-star-now-makes-a-killing-playing-pro-poker |archive-date=2013-10-12 |accessdate=11 October 2013 |publisher=Kotaku.com}}
==Tournaments Overview==
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| 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 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/70255-robert-akery Card Player profile]
- [https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=89372 Hendon Mob profile]
- [https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=97550 WSOP profile]
- [http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2010/07/uk-pokernews-roundup-main-event-down-to-205-players-rob-aker-5835.htm WPT Final Table]
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Category:English poker players
Category:Sportspeople from Bristol
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