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Celebrated Brazilian-Barcelona superstar Neymar wins world Poker championship

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World Series of Poker

Barcelona superstar Neymar enjoyed a kick-around with high stakes Las Vegas gamblers during the World Series of Poker this week.

The Brazilian stopped off in Vegas as part of his ambassadorial duties with PokerStars and played in a qualifying event for the poker world championship - an event which he won.

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