Tony G (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Antanas Guoga (born December 17, 1973 in Kaunas, Lithuania), more commonly known as Tony G, is a businessman and professional poker player. As a child, he was the Rubik's Cube champion of Lithuania before moving to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 11. He has played poker since the age of 18, and is known for his outlandish table talk and frequent intimidation of his opponents. He had a fifth place finish in the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris 2003. In June 2003, he won back-to-back tournaments in Russia, winning nearly $2,000. 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. On August 7, 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.