Tony G is the playing name of Tony Guoga. When Tony Guoga started playing poker in casinos in 1994, his name was written up on the waiting boards as "TONYG". When he started winning and attracting notice, the name stuck, and now is one of the most famous in contemporary poker.
Tony G went to Las Vegas and then came back to Europe. Tony G started entering major tournaments, and in Vienna he almost won the European WSOP Hold'em. In the heads-up showdown at the final table he was certain his Q-Q would easily beat his opponent's Q-5, only to see two fives come on fourth and fifth street on what must rank as one of the worst bad beats in tournament history.
Catching the wave of internet poker, Tony G launched several websites and has his finger in several other pies. In tournaments he has won some half-a-million dollars, but Tony G 's steady income comes from playing cash games, which show him $10,000 profit in a good week, according to his meticulously-
