Internet Poker / Editor / 03 December 2007 / Leave a Comment

TONY Guoga goes by the nom-de-guerre Tony G. When you travel the world introducing yourself, "Mr G" is encouragingly simple in any dialect.

And Tony G and 52 agonists have been in Moscow for the inaugural Moscow Millions, held at the city's Kosmos Casino and Hotel.

Mr G arrived three hours late. Not fashionably so. Tony had been to the dentist.

Says Tony on his blog: "I got my stack pumped up to 250k - which was huge - just by plays and no all-ins. The average then was 100k I was cruising. But a few mistakes saw my stack go back down to 80k but by then the final table was set and 13 hours of play on day one was over."

So much for Day 1. On Day 2: "The final table was going to last 13 hours so we all had to be set for a gruelling test."

Poker is often about endurance, keeping it cool for long periods.

Says Tony: "I held my j-7 raise to 18k and got 2 callers. The flop was 5-5-K. I bet 40k and they folded. One guy showed me a K. Pretty sick! Hands like this, where they folded good hands, makes poker fun."

And then an insight into Tony's style of play and ploy:

With four players left, I had 10-J and the button raised to 18k. His stack was 110k and mine was 600k. I called and the flop was 8-8-3. I checked. He bet 45k. I looked at him and could see that there was no hand at all. I took my time.

Most players will give up here thinking this is a small stack and they must fold. I think that this is a great time to make a bluff. If he has no hand, there is no way he can call. So I moved all-in and he folded right away. Now this guy was crushed, the bike was coming out. I flipped over my hand. Everyone was stunned but I think all the good players make these plays.

Two hands later he was seen pedaling on his trike down Prospekt Mira.

The game went on. And Tony won. First the gold bracelet. And then the $205,000 winner's check, of which he donated half to Russian orphanages selected by Poker Professionals, who staged the event.

Says Tony: "Obviously, I also want to get publicity for doing so. I feel good just being in a position where I can give away money that I win in poker tourneys. I got this from Barry Greenstein. He is the King of this stuff. And I hope that all the rich pros give money away. It can't hurt the game in the long run."

Tony also won the Betfair Asian Poker Tour and donated half the money to charity.

Gee...

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