PokerStars Giving Away Nearly $2m As Part Of Neymar Jr. Promo Special

PokerStars recently announced that Brazilian football star Neymar Jr. has taken up a new role with them as Cultural Ambassador, continuing his partnership with one of world’s largest online poker sites. The Brazilian football star will work together with them on a number of creative projects covering the world of music, culture, art, and design.

To celebrate Neymar Jr.’s new role, PokerStars is running two major promotions which will give away almost $2 million in prizes. The first is Neymar Jr.’s Chips Chase which is already underway and will finish on April 24.

For this promo, players are given the chance to win a share of the $1,000,000 in prize pool by competing in real money games and winning chests along the way. If they successfully complete the board, they could win as much as $20,000! Players can take part by opting in via the Challenges window.

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The second promo is called the Golden Chip giveaway and offers $850,000 in total prizes. Again, players simply need to opt-in through the Challenges window for a chance to win exciting prizes. Once they’re in, they must play one real-money hand each day which will enable them to automatically unlock a Chest.

Inside the chest are random prizes which come in the form of a freeroll ticket, a cash prize, or a Golden Chip. The Golden Chip unlocks a Neymar Jr. PokerStars gift box which could contain signed merchandise and some VIP treats!

Do your best to win in the $300K Golden Chip freeroll running everyday on PokerStars for a chance to win a package to this year’s Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), including free entry into the $10,300 Main Event!

Poker Is More Than Just A Game

Neymar Jr. started his new role by curating a series of music playlists that provide the ultimate soundtrack for every type of poker game. Fans can check out the playlist on Spotify.

The 29-year-old widely regarded as one of the best football players in the world, first partnered with PokerStars in 2015. He re-joined the brand in 2020.

Reacting to his new role as Cultural Ambassador, Neymar Jr. expressed his love for poker, saying there’s so much more to it than being just a game. The football superstar said poker is both “a community and a culture“, and his new role just fits perfectly on him as he also has real passion for music, culture and the arts.