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Rob Akery
Vaga_Lion
Filed by Simon, publisher of UK Poker Pros · reviewed
Sourced · read 16 August 2026
Biography
Rob Akery (also known as Vaga_Lion) is an English professional poker player from Bristol. He has more than US$1.29 million in recorded live tournament cashes, including third place in the £20,000 High Roller at the 2011 EPT London festival.
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- Rob Akery (also known as Vaga_Lion) is an English professional poker player from Bristol.
- Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit.
Public career
Rob Akery (also known as Vaga_Lion) is an English professional poker player from Bristol. He has more than US$1.29 million in recorded live tournament cashes, including third place in the £20,000 High Roller at the 2011
Akery started playing poker in 2004 and went professional in 2005. Rob started playing poker at the age of 18 after receiving a $5 transfer into his account from a friend. At 21, Akery played his first World Series of Po
Akery won the PokerStars Sunday Million on 4 June 2008 for $177,816 following a heads-up deal, and he captured a PokerStars Super Tuesday title in January 2017.
How to read a cash
Printed cashes are gross payouts, never profit. For more details, see Cashes are not profit.
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Public chronology
Rob Akery (also known as Vaga_Lion) is an English professional poker player from Bristol. He has more than US$1.29 million in recorded live tournament cashes, including third place in the £20,000 High Roller at the 2011
Akery started playing poker in 2004 and went professional in 2005. Rob started playing poker at the age of 18 after receiving a $5 transfer into his account from a friend. At 21, Akery played his first World Series of Po
Akery won the PokerStars Sunday Million on 4 June 2008 for $177,816 following a heads-up deal, and he captured a PokerStars Super Tuesday title in January 2017.
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The short version
Are cashes profit?
No. They are gross payouts. See the cashes-are-not-profit pamphlet.
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