Andre Akkari
“Akkari”
Brazil's biggest poker ambassador. PokerStars Team Pro with multiple BSOP titles and a massive following in Latin America. Pioneered poker content creation in Portuguese.
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Career Earnings
$5M+
Playing Approach
Exploitative
Plays On
HISTORY
Career & origins of Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari is Brazil's most prominent poker ambassador, a PokerStars Team Pro who has spent over two decades building both his own career and the infrastructure of poker in Latin America. Multiple BSOP titles and consistent international results established him as one of Brazil's most accomplished professionals, but his influence on the game extends far beyond his own results.
Akkari was among the first Brazilian players to compete seriously on the international circuit and helped open doors for the wave of Brazilian talent that has followed. His work as a content creator in Portuguese brought poker education and entertainment to a massive audience that had previously been underserved, helping to drive the explosive growth of poker in Brazil over the past decade.
His role as an ambassador — both for PokerStars and for the game broadly — has made him one of the most important figures in the development of poker in Latin America.