What to make of Tony G

Gallo · Mar 13, 2008

CCAdmin · Mar 13, 2008

I know Tony G personally and speak to him regularly. No matter what the videos show he is actually a very sharp and nice guy

jaketrevvor · Mar 13, 2008

I think nick IS tony g

reglardave · Mar 13, 2008

It's an act. A strategy that seems to wirk for him. Phil Hellmuth on steroids.

jaketrevvor · Mar 13, 2008

tbf tho... after the guy is busted? that's reeaaaaaaally bad etiquette to still act like that. + KJ was probs ahead of his range lol

KingNothing4 · Mar 13, 2008

yikes that guy is rough...probably a good stategy to piss people off though haha

4Aces · Mar 13, 2008

Looks like an a$$hole to me.

wildjax · Mar 13, 2008

reglardave said:
It's an act. A strategy that seems to wirk for him. Phil Hellmuth on steroids.

Agreed...however, I tend to save my chit-talk/get-in-your-head stuff for the golf course--just my style.

jaketrevvor said:
tbf tho... after the guy is busted? that's reeaaaaaaally bad etiquette to still act like that. + KJ was probs ahead of his range lol

Then again, bad etiquette...oh yeah, what an a$$!

OzExorcist · Mar 13, 2008

Very nice guy away from the table by all accounts. Australian too, which is obviously a redeeming feature

Anywho, I don't think he's any worse than Hellmuth or Matusow, and nowhere near as bad as someone like Sheikahn.

thehogster65 · Mar 13, 2008

Tony G is to poker what Minnesota Fats was to pool. Love to watch and listen to him play, but wouldn't want to play against him.

arty:

KingCurtis · Mar 13, 2008

i dont think it was that bad i actually seem to find him humorous more than anything...lol

jaketrevvor · Mar 14, 2008

thehogster65 said:
Tony G is to poker what Minnesota Fats was to pool. Love to watch and listen to him play, but wouldn't want to play against him. arty:

but minnesota fats was the best in the world, tony g is 2nd to kathy at best.

Pokertron3000 · Mar 15, 2008

jaketrevvor said:
tbf tho... after the guy is busted? that's reeaaaaaaally bad etiquette to still act like that. + KJ was probs ahead of his range lol

This might have something to do with the fact Russia invaded Lithuania, think how you would react if someone whos country has invaded yours was sat across the table from you.

Im not saying he is right but poker can be a tense situation having to keep emotions in check and so forth.

I like like Tony G he does do some funny stuff sometimes, but Ive seen the way he treats his fellow pro's and despite the stuff he does you can tell he has a genuine love of both people and poker.

shinedown.45 · Mar 15, 2008

I'm not even going to read the posts.
I think Tony G is an awsome player who has a donkeys persona.

Calissa007 · Mar 15, 2008

He isnt a nice guy in my book. He could have shut up after the guy was busted. The other guy showed a lot of class.

maxima191 · Mar 15, 2008

Tony G is a good poker player with a table image problem

OzExorcist · Mar 18, 2008

maxima191 said:
Tony G is a good poker player with a table image problem

Define "problem" - I'm sure if he thought his table image was anything other than advantageous to his game, he'd drop the act overnight.

reglardave · Mar 19, 2008

maxima191 said:
Tony G is a good poker player with a table image problem

I don't see it as a problem at all. He worked hard to develop it, and plays it up fully

alpersado · Mar 21, 2008

he is too rough and always shouting

but that makes him special

theskillzdatklls · Apr 4, 2008

what a freak. too bad he still loses in real life for being overweight.

pantin007 · Apr 4, 2008

theskillzdatklls said:
what a freak. too bad he still loses in real life for being overweight.

omg plz stop now
tony is a nice guy, they have some good articles over the net on him and his charity work
plus, hes not that big......

royalburrito24 · Apr 4, 2008

theskillzdatklls said:
too bad he still loses in real life for being overweight.

Is it bad that this made me laugh hysterically?

Edit: I do not pay much attention to poker on TV anymore. Seems like its never real poker anyways, just highlights. I hardly knew Tony G before this video, and now I am going to make a judgment based on what I saw. Tony G is not a nice fella.
Keep in mind that this is a judgment/assumption. If some of you say that he is a good person in real life, then I guess I have to agree with you.

gtycoon · Apr 4, 2008

Not exactly winning with class, but it makes for entertaining TV for us. I wonder if Tony G is embarrassed when he watches this after the fact?

pitter22 · Apr 10, 2008

i wouldnt mind someone acting like that during a hand but after someone is knocked out and for him to say "leave russian leave... he doesnt even deserve an applause" is a flat out disgrace. i have lost a lot of respect for tony g after viewing this video.

rvp11 · Apr 16, 2008

Tony G really is a nice guy off the Poker table. He is a friendly people person and has a big heart. What he does during the games is a strategy, a strategy thats has worked for him and made him 100's of thousands. Sometimes angering/annoying your opponent means winning half the battle. A c*nt in the game but the nicest of guys outside of it and I must say risking millions of people's perspective of him just to get an edge on the Poker table immediately earns my respect. I met him in Singapore, he was extremely friendly.

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