He plays on Saturday for PSG, on Sunday he plays poker tournaments online
Andre Akkari - Poker pro
"He's getting better, he's good. He's probably in the top level of non-professional players. He's improving a lot, he's asking questions every day to get better at poker.
"We discuss hands and strategies but he's a soccer player - he's not a professional poker player. Although I think it helps a lot in the way you make decisions. We talk a lot about that.
"In poker you are looking for the optimum decision every hand, every minute, every second. I don't play soccer but I talk to him about it - and he talks about the micro decision-making aspect of that.
"Sometimes he forgets about micro decisions and poker is about that."
Neymar and to his right Andre Akkari, a PokerStars ambassador (Image: PokerStars)
Neymar likes to play in online poker tournaments, says Andre Akkari (Image: GETTY)
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Neymar on Monday took to the table to play against ex-Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique, golfer Sergio Garcia and PSG team-mate Giovani Lo Celso at a charity tournament at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona.
Neymar reached the final two before being beaten by Akkari, who won a cash prize for Right to Play, PokerStars' official charity partner.
It was sweet revenge for the poker pro - who often falls victim to Neymar's skills on hit video game Counterstrike.
Akkari explained: "We keep playing Coutnerstrike every day and he beats me a lot.