Tony G Shows Generosity in Moscow

Tony G Shows Generosity in Moscow

Wednesday, 5 December 2007

You might be more used to people saying Tony G has a big mouth than anything else. At the WPT Paris he told a gallery of onlookers he had a big heart. He did it loudly, of course. The man showed he does indeed have a big heart though after donating h

You might be more used to people saying Tony G has a big mouth than anything else. At the WPT Paris he told a gallery of onlookers he had a big heart. He did it loudly, of course. The man showed he does indeed have a big heart though after donating his first place prize at the Moscow Millions to a Russian orphanage.
When Guoga won the bracelet and prize money for first, he immediately returned the cash to the tournament director, asking for the $205,000 to be donated to an orphanage. This isn’t the first time Tony has made the gesture either, after he made a similar gesture after winning an earlier event in Asia.
'I feel good just being in a position where I can give away money that I win in poker tourneys,' Guoga said.
The Lithuanian-born, Australian-brought up pro beat a field of 53 players, all aiming to win their slice of a prize pool in excess of $500,000.
Tony G also went out of his way to compliment the organisation of the event in his blog. He wrote, 'The structure was better than the WSOP main event. We had two dealers at the final table so that the next hand was shuffled and ready to go and we had tons of hands at the final table.'



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