Tony G
Tony G at the World Poker Tour 2004 Five Diamond at the Bellagio
Nickname(s)	The Mouth from Down Under, The Australian Airbag
Hometown	Melbourne, Australia
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)	None
Money finishes	10
Highest ITM main event finish	None
World Poker Tour
Titles	0(+1)
Final tables	3(+1)
Money finishes	4(+1)

This article is about the poker player. For the hip hop producer, see Tony G (producer).

Tony G (born Antanas Guoga on December 17th, 1973 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a professional poker player. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... Non-Main Event gold bracelets given to the event winners during the 2005 WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the biggest non-monetary prize a poker player can win. ... For a list of words Poker, see the PokerPoker category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Location Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Kaunas County Municipality Geographic coordinate system Number of elderates 11 General Information Capital of Kaunas County Kaunas city municipality Kaunas district municipality Population 361,274 in 2005 (2nd) First mentioned 1361 Granted city rights 1408 Kaunas ( (help· info), approximate English transcription [ˈkəʊ.nÉ™s... A game of Texas hold em in progress. ...

He moved to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 11. He has played since the age of 18, and is known for his outlandish table talk and aggressive play. Despite this, many poker professionals and dealers have pointed out that away from the table, Tony is quite personable and easygoing. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

He had a fifth place finish in the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris 2003, where Howard Lederer refused to shake his hand due to the arrogant nature of his play. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ... Howard The Professor Lederer (born in Concord, New Hampshire), is a professional poker player and brother of poker professional Annie Duke. ...

In June 2003, he won back-to-back tournaments in Russia, winning nearly $20,000. June 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events June 1, 2003 The Group of Eight summit opens in Evian, France to tight security and tens of thousands of protestors. ... An amateur poker tournament in progress. ...

He finished in the money twice at the 2004 World Series of Poker in Seven-card stud and Pot Limit Texas Hold 'em tournaments and three months later earned his then biggest tournament money finish in the WPT Grand Prix de Paris 2004 where his second place finish to England's Surinder Sunar earned him $414,478. He finished on the bubble later in the same month at the WPT 2004 Mirage Poker Showdown. The 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe after Harrahs Entertainment purchased the casino and the rights to the tournament in January. ... Seven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. ... // Wikibooks Poker has more about this subject: Betting This article describes the common terms, rules, and procedures in the game, but does not cover the strategic impact of betting. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Surinder Sunar (born April 1, 1959 in Dhinpur Punjab, India) is an English professional poker player based in Wolverhampton, who first gained fame as a two-time finalist (seasons 1 and 5) in the Late Night Poker television series. ...

On August 7th, 2005 he won the $5,000 No Limit Hold-Em Main Event of the European Poker Championships, earning £260,000 ($456,822.) Later in 2005 he made the final table of the World Speed Poker Open. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Speed Poker Open (WSPO) is an international poker tournament held under Speed Poker rules. ...

In 2006 he won the WPT Bad Boys of Poker II event when his T♦ 8♦ outdrew Mike Matusow's K♠ K♥ on a board of 8♠ T♠ 2♥ 9♥ Q♣. He wore a kimono throughout the event to promote poker in Japan. Also in 2006 he finished second while representing Australia in the inaugural Intercontinental Poker Championship, taking down $150,000. Michael Matusow (born April 30, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player, residing in Henderson, Nevada. ... A traditional wedding kimono The kimono literally something worn) is the national costume of Japan. ... The Intercontinental Poker Championship is a poker tournament featuring professional poker players representing various nations. ...

On 17 November 2006, he won the Betfair Asian Poker Tour event held in Singapore, walking away with $451,700 half of which he indicated he will give to Asian and Australian charities to be nominated by Betfair.^[1] 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,100,000.^[2] In 2007, he appeared on the NBC television program Poker After Dark, coming in third place behind winner Phil Ivey. Poker After Dark is an hour-long late night poker television program on NBC, which debuted January 2007 in its NBC All Night programming lineup, airing six nights a week. ... Phil Ivey (born February 1, 1976 in Riverside, California) is an American professional poker player. ...

He plays online poker at Ultimate Bet under the alias "wraptduck" and at Party Poker under the alias "TheRealTonyG", although he now has his own online poker site "www.tonygpoker.com". Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Party Poker interface Party Poker is the most popular online poker site. ...

Trivia

• As a child, he was the Rubik's Cube champion of Lithuania.

• He considers 10-8 (suited or unsuited) to be his lucky hand.

• He plays at Full Tilt Poker under the name Tony G.

Variations of Rubiks Cubes (from left to right: Rubiks Revenge, Rubiks Cube, Professors Cube, & Pocket Cube) Rubiks Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubicks or rubics cube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974[1] by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. ... Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson. ...

Notes

1. ^ Betfair Asian Poker Tour: Tony Guoga wins Betfair Asian Poker Tour Main Event
2. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results: Tony Guoga

External links

• Official site
• Personal Blog
• World Poker Tour profile
• Gutshot interview