Rob Akery

Rob Akery (born 15 March 1986) is a professional poker player from Bristol, UK.

Rob Akery
Nickname(s)Vaga_Lion
ResidenceBristol
Born (1986-03-15) 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

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 4 June 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 Overview

[3]

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. "Vaga_Lion on Pokerstars - Poker Player Rob Akery". Highstakesdb.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. "Rob Akery's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  3. Daniel Negreanu. "Rob Akery - Poker Player Profile". Pokerpages.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. "PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results (4-6-2008)". PokerStarsBlog.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. Plunkett, Luke (28 June 2012). "Former Age of Mythology Star Now Makes a Killing Playing Pro Poker". Kotaku.com. Retrieved 11 October 2013.


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