The impressive and unexpected fortune that Ronaldo Nazario won playing poker

Ronaldo Nazario arrived to Real Madrid on August 2002. It was a time in which the Galaticos were looking for a top striker and signed for $45 million the attacker from Inter, after he scored 59 goals and gave 12 assists in 99 matches played. At the Spanish side he played during almost five years, before leaving for AC Milan.

At Real Madrid, Ronaldo started to play poker. The Brazilian himself recognized that he learned to play on the locker room, as many of his companions played, and he wanted to fill integrated to the group. After some months of practice, he transformed into one of the best players of the squad and started competing in professional events.

Knowing how much he liked poker, official betting sites and tournaments started to make sponsorships with the historical no. 9, who signed millionaire contracts and earned fortunes just for playing and travelling to competitions. After many years, he transformed into the best professional soccer player playing poker.

Prof of that was that in 2015 he transformed into the professional athlete who arrived further on a professional competition, reaching the 26th position on an international tournament in which 800 players competed and earning $42,000 dollars. Counting the sponsorship signed and the money gained, Ronaldo raised more than a million with poker.