When professional poker player Tony G. had made it big in his poker exploits, he decided to take his passion to the political arena. Even with massive success as a politician the poker player in him could not be subdued, and he has now resumed action on the competitive tables. In what can only be termed as a call of instinct, Tony G. has scooped his largest poker win ever. The impressive win took place barely a week ago, making Antanas “Tony G” Guoga, the only player in poker history to have bagged such a prestigious award.
The $7.75 Million Pot of riches came to Tony G through CoinPoker, an online poker site where he makes regular high value stakes. As an advisor on this blockchain-powered poker platform, Tony G. plays out his role of leading from the front perfectly. Based on his record of how much he stakes at poker games, this is one poker player that is not afraid to test his poker prowess against emerging talent. Emerging at a phase in the gambling industry where players want to unlock major wins through well-deserved wins, CoinPoker has thrived under the direction of a legendary poker player.
By blending the high risks associated with crypto gambling with industry-proven talent, Tony G. has no problem winning most of the tournaments he takes part in. In the last game that he played to walk away with a prize of $7.75 Million, the model was a $5,000/$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. The three players seated at the table at the time were “HannibalGetya,” “Chattahoochee,” and Tony G. With each of them anting $2,000, it did not take long before the pot started to rise to a $448,000 pre-flop.
The flop was in the form of a mouth-watering Q♣-A♥-T♣ which ordinarily has the power to cause a stir in a Hold’em game. Since it was in Omaha, it called for better focus for the players; Tony G called, Chattahoochee checked, and HannibalGetya placed a bet of about $225,000. This cause Chattahoochee to fold and the action went back to him. It turned out to be an 8♥ which caused the board to be updated with two flush draws plus another straight draw.
HannibalGetya gathered up momentum and declared a bet of $903,000, taking the lead before Tony G raised his to an all-time high of $3.42 million. It must have been frightening for those who were watching the action because many must have considered the possibility of losing it all. At this point, a call from HannibalGetya must have sent chills down Tony G’s spine but he was not butting an eyelid.
On checking the cards, it turned out that there was a 4♦ on the river, consequentially calling the players to reveal their cards. Tony G. held in his hand a J♦-K♠-3♠-Q♥ combination while his counterpart held Q♦-4♣-A♣-3♦. HannibalGetya saw a flop in his own reveal; but there was nothing to be done at that point. By virtue of the fact that Tony G had a Queen in his hand, the pot of $7,750,650 was all his.
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Crypto Sites Beckoning to High Rollers
Poker has never in its history witnessed a win as large as what Tony G has pocketed lately; building credit for the casino and the New Jersey gambling industry yet again. This is true for the entire betting industry as a whole. The truth however is that crypto poker has been a cash cow for poker players who have dared to venture into it. In the last few months especially, the rewards that players are boasting of from crypto poker sizes are simply generous. Just the other day, CoinPoker paid out multiple pots of over $2 million – Tony G. is a rather common name.
Other than the just concluded win of all wins, the one payout that seemed to have captured everyone’s attention and the online poker community as a whole took place in January. It involved Tony G. and Leon Tsoukernik, the owner of King’s resort (home of the European version of World Series of Poker). They were both responsible for chopping a CoinPoker pot valued at $1.8 million.
Since this was a shared loot, many people wondered what they would have felt if they walked away with such a win as individuals. A split of $900 million suddenly feels like pocket change having had a sneak peek into the size of prizes that players are earning from playing crypto powered poker. As a matter of fact, $1.8 million is a good win based on the fact that no online cash game has yielded such an amount since 2009. This only proves that poker is a power that never dies; the fire continues to burn bright right to the point where a player decides to put it to good use.
Poker fans who followed the Full Tilt then must remember a time when all registered players wanted to flock to Full Tilt Poker. The promise of nosebleed stake games and the mystery surrounding the “Isildur1” is what many of them wanted to connect with. It later came to be that the true identity of “Isildur1” was Viktor Blom. Patrik Antonius and Blom got tangled up in what was considered as the most outrageous pot in the history of poker. In the end, Antonius walked away with $1,356,947 by scooping all the accolades in a $500/$1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha poker game.
Final Thoughts
Politics and poker do not mix – that is what many people believe because they do not see politicians sitting at poker tables. The recent scoop by Tony G demonstrates that politicians can do much more for poker than lobby for bills and debate laws. The stage has just been set for many more professionals to show up at the poker tables – it is no longer illegal, anyway.
