Tony G

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Antanas Guoga, well known as Tony G is a Lithuania-born professional poker player. He and his family transferred to Australia when he was 11 years old. He played poker when he was 18.

TheProdigy
As a child, Antanas learned chess while playing with kids older than him. He started attending aschool specializing in chess. Chess was integral in his love of competition.

He loves challenges and became a Rubik’s Cube champion in Lithuania as a young child.

Lifein Australia
After moving to Australia, Antanas was not able to fit in despite the easier and better lifestyle. He worked different kinds of jobs. Antanas washed cars and mowed lawns in order toearn cash to bet on sports.

PokerPlayer
Antanas was able to earn $200,000 and went to Las Vegas.He was under 21 years of age so he used a faked ID to play. The games didn’t gowell for him and he lost all his money.

He realizes that players in Las Vegas are much better than his previous opponents. Antanas went back to Australia and then to Vienna, Austria and became a more mature and profitable player. His nickname Tony G developed while playing in Vienna.

Tony G rose to fame when he was playing well in many casinos and in Austria. Few players wanted to play against him anymore so he ended up playing online games.

Playing online poker, he didn’t need to leave home. In 2000, he became one of the most successful online poker players ever. Tony G decided to establish several poker related websites.

Tony Talks a Ton
Tony G is well known for his aggressiveness and speech-play during games. One player he defeated refused to shake his hand because he was so intimidating and harsh talking. Tony eventually taunted Russians after defeating one and challenged them in poker.

The Nice Thing about Tony
Tony currently lives in Melbourne, Australia. He likes to travel to Japan because he is impressed with the country’s culture.

Tony wears a kimono while playing to promote poker in Japan and another hobby of his is exercise. An admirable Tony G donated to a Russian orphanage all his earnings while playing there.

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