Akkari won his WSOP bracelet back in 2011, winning Event #43:R$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em forR$675,117. In 2024, he narrowly missed out 4️⃣ on a second finishing second in Event #52:R$2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed forR$135,848.

Brazil Home to Online Poker "Elite" says PokerStars Ambassador 4️⃣ Andre Akkari

Akkari's Career

Akkari started to play poker professionally in 2006, and first cashed at the World Series of Poker in 4️⃣ 2008, one year after signing as a PokerStars Ambassador. He says that his first year at the WSOP was "incredible."

"I 4️⃣ spent two years watching every show, collecting every news article about WSOP, tracking all the champions, I was crazy about 4️⃣ it," he told PokerNews in 2024. "After I signed with PokerStars, and the opportunity to be there was ON!