Retired soccer superstar Ronaldo is considered by many to be one of the greatest strikers in the history of the game. The former World Cup winner has now turned his sights toward a new game and is already beginning to show promise. On Monday, Ronaldo surprised the poker world by running deep and finishing 26th at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event in the Bahamas.

Ronaldo is a member of Team PokerStars SportsStars and entered the Main Event over the weekend. While not the first time he’s played in a high profile poker tournament, this event would prove to be the first time that he would cash in a live tournament, and for a while it seemed he was destined for the final table.

Ronaldo Not Afraid to Battle

According to reports, Ronaldo was as fearless at the poker tables during this event as he was on the pitch. Late Sunday night, he put his tournament life at risk with pocket eights against the A-K of another opponent and was able to double to around 500,000. That stack propelled him into Day 4 action on Monday but he had to get lucky against Christopher Lockhart in order to continue his deep run.