Swimming legend Michael Phelps now has 28 total medals on the Olympic Games, and he’s off to retirement together with his family, and naturally his poker-playing friends.

Phelps has long been a card game aficionado, and soon before one in every of his recent races in Rio de Janeiro, Phelps was actually on his phone playing pineapple, a card game that has become popular inside the poker community, especially among high rollers. It’s a variant of Open Face Chinese poker.

The Maryland native finished second within the 200-meter butterfly semi-final, eventually occurring to wwithin the gold medal in the event, which was his 20th lifetime.

The video famously included rival swimmer Chad le Clos shadow boxing in front of Phelps before the semi-final race. Phelps told NBC about how he mentally prepares moments before jumping into the pool at the world’s biggest athletic stage.

Phelps, who has competed on the World Series of Poker and the PCA, could take his poker game to a brand new level now that he’s officially retired from the game that made him a household name.

“Done, done, done—and this time I mean it. I NEEDED to return and finish my career how I WISHED and this was the cherry on top of the cake,” Phelps told NBC’s Matt Lauer. “I’m done. I’m finished. I’m retired. I’m done. No more.”

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