Rob Akery
| Rob Akery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nickname(s) | Vaga_Lion |
| Residence | Bristol |
| Born | March 15, 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 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.[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 the 4-6-2008.[4]
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.[5]
Tournaments Overiew
| 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
- 1 2 3 "Vaga_Lion on Pokerstars - Poker Player Rob Akery". Highstakesdb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ↑ "Rob Akery's Poker Statistics: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Pokerdb.thehendonmob.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- 1 2 Daniel Negreanu. "Rob Akery - Poker Player Profile". Pokerpages.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ↑ "PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results (4-6-2008)". PokerStarsBlog.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ↑ Plunkett, Luke (28 June 2012). "Former Age of Mythology Star Now Makes a Killing Playing Pro Poker". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 2013-10-11.