Archive for August, 2007

The online journal of Tony G. Professional poker player
Aug 24, 2007

Losing $80K in one hour

How can I lose $80K in one hour? Playing $200-400 PLO heads-up at FullTilt should explain the obvious. Then add David Benyamin to the mix and I had my hands full. Heads-up poker is completely different than multi-player action. And when it’s for high limit, it gets really wild, very fast. (more…)

Aug 16, 2007

High Stakes Poker

We are done with high stakes poker Scandia version here in London. I had a great three days of play and have come away 65,000 up. The blinds were 100-200 with 25 antes played in USD. (more…)

Aug 16, 2007

The Cash Game

The cash game is now in day three and I am about to play. Day one was good for me. I won 20k. Day two I started badly; Patrik Antonius took my money from me and left me feeling cheap early on. I was stuck a total of 30k so a 50k swing down was not pretty and I did not feel I was playing well. (more…)

Aug 14, 2007

NPL Final and Cash Game

The final of the NPL started four hours late. That was a bummer because I got pretty tired. The studio was also very hot. (more…)

Aug 12, 2007

NPL & High Stakes Poker

I am in London again for the NPL (National Poker League). This is a great, easy way to get on TV. The fields are small but all the events are filmed. If you live in the UK, or even Europe, come and play with me in the NPL. The event is held at the Loose cannon club. The NPL events will run from the 12th to 18th Of August. http://www.loosecannonclub.com/page.asp (more…)

Aug 2, 2007

Ladbrokes Millions

I am done and dusted. I played really well but at the end of the day you need some breaks in these things. (more…)

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