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[QUOTE="fortunatolf, post: 7110082, member: 1009232"]
Hi! Great topic, I also miss seeing some players from poker's "golden era" more frequently on the major international stages.

One name that always comes to mind for me when thinking about this, especially being Brazilian, is [B]André Akkari[/B]. I remember like it was yesterday the excitement and pride felt throughout Brazil when he took down that [B]WSOP bracelet back in 2011[/B] – it was a massive milestone for our poker scene!

Besides that incredible achievement, he was one of the faces of [B]PokerStars Team Pro for many, many years[/B], representing Brazil all over the world, and he racked up numerous significant results and important final tables both online and live. He was fundamental to the growth and popularization of poker here.

Although I know he's still super active, mainly as an entrepreneur and with his projects like the Akkari Team, perhaps we don't see him quite as [I]much[/I] at the EPTs or other major international tournaments as we used to back in the day. He's definitely a name I miss seeing shine on the global circuit as often as before, and one who inspired an entire generation here in Brazil.

He's one of the names I wonder about, in that sense of "disappearing" from the global spotlight.

Cheers!
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