From Gambling Maniac to Posh Political Figure: The TONY G Documentary

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  • @AlexDuvall
    @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому +6

    Join TonyG on CoinPoker and claim your 150% deposit bonus: shorturl.at/i5Dh8
    FYI you might have seen this already as I had to re-upload due to a copyright issue. But if not, enjoy!

  • @jaycee571
    @jaycee571 2 місяці тому +65

    Tony G totally understands entertainment, especially in the early days he knew exactly what he was saying and doing. Part acting and part being himself

  • @pugsnhogz
    @pugsnhogz 2 місяці тому +62

    @10:53 every time this clip gets played, I am really impressed with Hachem’s poker face. He really doesn’t give much away, despite the situation. Surely he realizes the moment he sees Tony’s hand what is going on, but he gives no visible reaction either way. “It’s between you and Phil.” Class!

    • @richardkent2014
      @richardkent2014 2 місяці тому +5

      Of course I lied it's poker 😂😂😂😂 best line ever in poker history 😂😂😂

    • @richardkent2014
      @richardkent2014 2 місяці тому +2

      Both of that best bits of Tony g are on here when he destroys the russian because of his upbringing in Lithuania 😂😂😂

    • @I3AcKP4cK
      @I3AcKP4cK 2 місяці тому +2

      It wasn't visible, but you could hear it when Joe spoke.
      "I can't say anything."
      🗣 ♠️♥️♦️♣️

    • @vincent7965
      @vincent7965 2 місяці тому +1

      Joe answered the question, Phil didn't pick up on it.

    • @aaronlee9362
      @aaronlee9362 20 днів тому +1

      Joe hachem is the real main character here in this story. What a fucking class act here. Unreal

  • @finalflameKorisky
    @finalflameKorisky 2 місяці тому +37

    11:57 i love the quote that follows this. "I think you should retire, phil."

  • @evaldaskevaldas7346
    @evaldaskevaldas7346 2 місяці тому +139

    Born in Lithuania but showing Latvia on the map.....unacceptable!

    • @Eouseauctioneering
      @Eouseauctioneering 2 місяці тому +3

      Settle down

    • @veganbutcherhackepeter
      @veganbutcherhackepeter 2 місяці тому +46

      ​@@Eouseauctioneering He does have a point. It's sloppy af.

    • @wondrouscomment
      @wondrouscomment 2 місяці тому +1

      they both start with L - easy mistake anyone could make ok

    • @veganbutcherhackepeter
      @veganbutcherhackepeter 2 місяці тому +20

      @@wondrouscomment Yeah, Lithuania, Libya. It's really easy to confuse these L-countries.

    • @stick_m3812
      @stick_m3812 2 місяці тому +2

      Both wrong Tony G was born in Latveria

  • @AMCandGMEstonks
    @AMCandGMEstonks 2 місяці тому +50

    Tony G has been killing it for 30+ years, don’t have to like him but he deserved mad respect.

    • @paulg6274
      @paulg6274 2 місяці тому

      He's the fish in alot of high stakes games

    • @ltisenotem
      @ltisenotem 2 місяці тому

      ​@@paulg6274 I've barely seen him have a bad session in high stakes games 😂

    • @twoplusoned
      @twoplusoned Місяць тому

      @@paulg6274 Atleast he's the fish in a lot of TELEVISED high stakes games. Who knows how he plays behind closed doors.

    • @paulg6274
      @paulg6274 Місяць тому

      @twoplusoned ya Im sure he transforms into Linus Love when the cameras are off

    • @paulg6274
      @paulg6274 Місяць тому

      @@ltisenotem instead of keeping a biased mental tab on his results over like 1k hands watch how he actually plays. I guess if you're a casual or rec player you may not be able to assess it which is fair enough

  • @hankchinaski4075
    @hankchinaski4075 2 місяці тому +25

    He's my hands down favourite player.

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому +1

      same

    • @hankchinaski4075
      @hankchinaski4075 2 місяці тому +3

      @@AlexDuvall Tony being the worse winner and Hellmuth being the worst loser, watching them together, it was TV gold. He got me into poker.
      Great vid Alex.

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 місяці тому +1

      would like to see him win a WSOP bracelet and be considered for the Hall of Fame

  • @dashingmlg601
    @dashingmlg601 2 місяці тому +32

    Amazing documentary. Probably the most underrated video ive ever seen on youtube. This should have millions of views. Keep up the good work

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому +6

      Let’s give it a few days 😅

    • @kennykenken4189
      @kennykenken4189 2 місяці тому +3

      Dude it just came out lol

    • @martinworld7214
      @martinworld7214 2 місяці тому +1

      dashingmlg : Birthplace Botsville Arizona

  • @maxdavidyermolaev4164
    @maxdavidyermolaev4164 2 місяці тому +12

    Tony G is a complete G for trolling russians like that

  • @thecreecher3286
    @thecreecher3286 2 місяці тому +2

    Extremely well done. I’ve been a fan of poker since the moneymaker boom. I was completely unaware of Tony’s story(idk why since I knew most pros stories). After on your bike phrase I thought he was just like hellmuth(ego driven), but to find out its complex ptsd gave me a different view about him. You won an debate, when there was no debate to be had, kudos lol

  • @frankpjones14
    @frankpjones14 Місяць тому +1

    Excellent video on the world of Tony G - not a dull moment

  • @gabrielrobinson2253
    @gabrielrobinson2253 8 днів тому

    Thiis was awesome. Tony G has been my favorite since covid, and I still love him!!!! ❤❤❤

  • @ebckers
    @ebckers 2 місяці тому +2

    Love Tony, seeing this is making me feel weirdly melancholic and sad how time is passing so fast

  • @mogulloyd2071
    @mogulloyd2071 2 місяці тому +2

    As a watcher from the vlogger days you have done fantastic job!!!!

  • @romansmirnidis157
    @romansmirnidis157 2 місяці тому +13

    Talking about Lithuania and showing Latvia on the map, Vilnius is subtitled as Venice (!!!) at 20:52. This is some American level knowledge there

  • @badtaste5638
    @badtaste5638 2 місяці тому +1

    Very insightful, this channel does great work, keep it up.

  • @oainsh
    @oainsh 2 місяці тому +11

    He had a team in VILNIUS, not VENICE :D jeezus :D

  • @HighStakesPokerReplays
    @HighStakesPokerReplays 2 місяці тому +1

    This Really Was Fantastic Keep It Up

  • @BlackFragFilms
    @BlackFragFilms 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic video, hope this blows up!

  • @BittyPlaysPoker
    @BittyPlaysPoker Місяць тому

    well made man thanks for putting this together

  • @330miggs
    @330miggs 2 місяці тому +9

    On behalf of the Poker Community, we appreciate the fact that your narrations are not AI bots 😎 15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD 🙌

    • @CRAIG5835
      @CRAIG5835 2 місяці тому +2

      HEAR HEAR that mate. Fkn AI bots give me the shytes too.

    • @saiajay6663
      @saiajay6663 2 місяці тому +2

      Hey Miggs. Refreshing to see you comment something other than the Haaarddd haha 😂

    • @330miggs
      @330miggs 2 місяці тому +1

      @saiajay6663 15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD 🙌

  • @joeingram1
    @joeingram1 2 місяці тому +2

    Very well done

  • @Delbino2000
    @Delbino2000 2 місяці тому +1

    Well made documentary Alex. Gg.

  • @dancrunk1063
    @dancrunk1063 2 місяці тому +3

    Tony G documentary. Good stuff lad 😊

  • @rupertbob1463
    @rupertbob1463 2 місяці тому

    Super doc, i remember the tournament with surinder sunar and peter kelly, big euro tournament back yonks ago. I think it was my introduction to poker and Tony G. Calling Doyle down with 66 on a scary board and (barely) holding back the showboating to tell Doyle that he was his idol. His story is amazing, such a full life and he's still pretty young!

  • @nicholasjones7532
    @nicholasjones7532 2 місяці тому +1

    "MAKE POKER FUN!!!" Couldn't agree more. Love Tony G

  • @burkhartlaw1
    @burkhartlaw1 2 місяці тому +5

    Great video. Maybe fix the age thing.
    I find it interesting that he sort of expressed doubt as to whether Hcl is a sound game.

    • @mmccpl3934
      @mmccpl3934 2 місяці тому +2

      I find it intriguing that more poker players don't question it honestly

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia 21 день тому +1

    Im still waiting for Tony to have a bicycle business.

  • @chrisk-s7957
    @chrisk-s7957 22 дні тому

    Tony's one of the most entertaining poker players to ever play

  • @Turtledoeslife
    @Turtledoeslife Місяць тому +1

    I love Tony G. It's poker Phil!

  • @superdawwe007
    @superdawwe007 12 днів тому

    ”On your bike”
    ”I got the haaa’t”
    ”Qualified”
    ”Played it like a set”
    ”You’re a disgrace”
    Nobody got one liners like Tony G 😂

  • @pistol237
    @pistol237 Місяць тому

    Great video on Tony

  • @tyehawkins5788
    @tyehawkins5788 2 місяці тому +1

    brilliant vid bud

  • @DavidEvans_dle
    @DavidEvans_dle 2 місяці тому +1

    I've seen a lot of set up hands on UA-cam- were the winner says I want to hug the dealer royal flush beating 4 aces.
    Tony might be right in with those twin Aces - yet returning to finish the game and winning is just super.

  • @Nuksukow
    @Nuksukow 2 місяці тому +11

    Tony G was 35 years old on the big game. Dude looks like he’s nearing 50

    • @StrictlyWs
      @StrictlyWs 20 днів тому

      And still richer than ya whole family

  • @kennethkraft4821
    @kennethkraft4821 2 місяці тому

    thanks Alex ... I have to say you've changed my opinion of Tony G. ... my best wishes to both of you.

  • @anishbhatt8366
    @anishbhatt8366 2 місяці тому +3

    Really well made, watched it all. Great job!

  • @ariera9873
    @ariera9873 2 місяці тому

    Fantastical!
    A wellspring of knowledge on one of poker's most colorful players/ambassadors.
    Well put together! Thanks for the time and effort ,and more importantly, for sharing this content.
    Metal playground on yt has many bits on the who's who from the glory days of the poker boom if interested.

  • @Thanos23
    @Thanos23 2 місяці тому

    High inteligent man. He seems genuine good human with his philanthropy and the way he talks.

  • @JSHyCS
    @JSHyCS 2 місяці тому +1

    The old reupload. Keep up the good content Alex!

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому +3

      Thanks yeah there was a copyright issue. Hopefully this one is good 🤞

  • @baileyterry3775
    @baileyterry3775 Місяць тому

    Tony G is a legend of life. A man who did what he wanted.

  • @anthonyfoutch3152
    @anthonyfoutch3152 2 місяці тому +1

    Tony is sweetest guy in poker.

  • @peterromsky8056
    @peterromsky8056 2 місяці тому +1

    Great great great video

  • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
    @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 місяці тому +6

    would like to see him win a WSOP bracelet and be considered for the Hall of Fame

    • @paulg6274
      @paulg6274 2 місяці тому

      No way hes a poker hall of famer. Not for ability or etiquette

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 місяці тому +6

      @@paulg6274 etiquette? are you a Victorian lady?

    • @paulg6274
      @paulg6274 2 місяці тому

      @@MostlyLoveOfMusic ya, he's often out of line at the table. Doesn't take a Victorian Queen to know this. But aside from that he's just not that good.

    • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
      @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 місяці тому

      @@paulg6274 he's entertaining... It's good for the game. He should be in the HoF as a builder, for what he did with pokernews and to promote the game

    • @lukapookawooka88
      @lukapookawooka88 2 місяці тому +3

      @@paulg6274 hahahaha there is literal scam artists in the hall of fame

  • @virtualmelo
    @virtualmelo 2 місяці тому +2

    the downfall of rampage poker has to be studied next

  • @deraykrause4517
    @deraykrause4517 2 місяці тому

    His 2 appearances at the French WPT events are hilarious. Maybe not for the other players, but certainly for the viewers. I'm the captain now.

  • @markgrebenschikov9435
    @markgrebenschikov9435 2 місяці тому +1

    #TONYGPOKER good to see you still making high production videos

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому

      We'll do it all :)

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  Місяць тому

      Hey please email me at alexduvallpoker@gmail.com with the subject #TonyGpoker to collect the $50 ticket!

  • @hozefavasadwala
    @hozefavasadwala 2 місяці тому +1

    I love him playing live

  • @dreamtherapytv
    @dreamtherapytv 2 місяці тому

    Love Tony G. He's my favorite uncle!!

  • @chickenj90
    @chickenj90 Місяць тому

    Most entertaining player of all time

  • @peepsywaymus755
    @peepsywaymus755 28 днів тому

    what's the song you used during the introduction 0:00-0:22 ? Thanks

  • @Kassadin10
    @Kassadin10 2 місяці тому +1

    #tonygpoker
    Tony is truly amazing. Too sad you haven't included the "I played it like a set, even I thought I had a set!", but then again, he has too many gems.
    Looking forward to him putting me on my bike. I was born and raised in Russia, after all.

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  Місяць тому

      Hey please email me at alexduvallpoker@gmail.com with the subject #TonyGpoker to collect the $50 ticket!

  • @tomsnowden6201
    @tomsnowden6201 Місяць тому

    “Of course I lied it’s poker” lmfao I’m dead

  • @oscarlarsson3525
    @oscarlarsson3525 2 місяці тому

    #TONYGPOKER
    Insanely good editing and storytelling! It got me instantly hooked and now I'm late for bed :D thanks for the documentary of a legend!

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  Місяць тому

      Hey please email me at alexduvallpoker@gmail.com with the subject #TonyGpoker to collect the $50 ticket!

  • @jorgeabud1133
    @jorgeabud1133 27 днів тому

    Tony G being banned from Russia is something to be proud of

  • @TheBestHardstyler
    @TheBestHardstyler 2 місяці тому

    Great doco

  • @pat8484
    @pat8484 2 місяці тому

    The funniest moment I have seen is Tony having 2 kings against Patrick Antonius, and then Tony was schooled and had his pants taken down. Patrick is the man.

  • @josephotts9351
    @josephotts9351 15 днів тому

    The 🐐
    Remeber when he owned Helmuth on the big game 🤣

  • @tamoose1
    @tamoose1 Місяць тому

    Can’t believe I’m 2 years older than him. He looks like he’s 65

  • @harrycallahan8341
    @harrycallahan8341 Місяць тому

    So it's okay for bigmouth Hellmouth to take advantage of someone but not the other way around? And not that it matters but Tony G went all-in & never said a word until Tilly made the mistake of believing he did it without looking. Tony G is a legend and the most fun to watch. Especially the way he never takes crap from Hellmouth.

  • @bananaman-x7s
    @bananaman-x7s Місяць тому

    Love this guy

  • @joelisnice
    @joelisnice 2 місяці тому +1

    I think you got the wrong picture for Tony resort haha, the picture you showed is a hotel based in Thailand

  • @jdxjackson
    @jdxjackson 2 місяці тому

    I love Tony G. He’ll take your shirt on the poker table but give you his own if you need one.

  • @Humanprototype-wh8qr
    @Humanprototype-wh8qr 2 місяці тому +1

    he is very talented.

  • @KyleBurns-b7j
    @KyleBurns-b7j 2 місяці тому +1

    Tony G is the man

  • @levibelrose2914
    @levibelrose2914 2 місяці тому +3

    Reupload?

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому +3

      Yeah there was a copyright issue. Hopefully this one is good 🤞

  • @desmondoleary8646
    @desmondoleary8646 2 місяці тому +1

    This is your best one yet @alex . Tony G is a such a wonderful human and you can see he loves life and helping people . Very inspiring and proud of him - gave kids and people a chance and voice which they never would have had without his opportunity . 💚

    • @allwrighty100
      @allwrighty100 2 місяці тому +1

      How can it be the 'best one yet' if he can't even show the correct country?

  • @MostlyLoveOfMusic
    @MostlyLoveOfMusic 2 місяці тому +1

    one of my favourites

  • @jonatan7112
    @jonatan7112 2 місяці тому +1

    Here before this video explodes. Really great stuff!

  • @bcpoff
    @bcpoff 2 місяці тому

    3:16 that sloppy zoom only for not shown logo below, where this vid taken🤣

  • @8BitChad
    @8BitChad 2 місяці тому

    You cut off the Ralph Perry incident a tad too soon and missed the classic "He doesn't deserve any applause, he called with King Jack."

  • @urassisdragon
    @urassisdragon 2 місяці тому

    Great story

  • @guysloyan3457
    @guysloyan3457 2 місяці тому +1

    I had Xmas day next to him in Dubai a couple of years ago!

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому

      sounds like a fun experience

  • @maxbarnes3967
    @maxbarnes3967 2 місяці тому +2

    27:55 so the great Tony G recognized right away that hustler is up to something.. hmmmmm interesting

  • @gusiii864
    @gusiii864 2 місяці тому

    I LOVE TONY G! Psychological genius, came from nothing, most of these guys are from generational wealth

  • @devilturtl3
    @devilturtl3 2 місяці тому +3

    0:23 that is NOT Lithuania, my guy

  • @red3y3z
    @red3y3z 2 місяці тому +9

    How is Tony 41? Born in 1973. I was born in 74 and Im 50.

    • @blank5210
      @blank5210 2 місяці тому +2

      😂

    • @shin8822
      @shin8822 2 місяці тому +7

      It’s cuz you don’t have a bike

    • @elijahpokrass3505
      @elijahpokrass3505 2 місяці тому +5

      Or you dont have the attention span to watch a full video?

  • @regalsurvivor3418
    @regalsurvivor3418 2 місяці тому

    Why does the 2006 footage look like it was recorded in 1986?! 😂

  • @schuschnix5261
    @schuschnix5261 2 місяці тому

    This is just an anectode, I played some 7card stud in vienna,I think around 2012ish and pretty much everyone I played with was older than me back then,so Id say 40s-50s with some exceptions and they basically confirmed back then what is mentioned here, that yes, tony g played 7card stud,was broke quite often, but,I cant prove this,like I said I have only been told..that him buying pokernews domain was basically money in a paper bag(I'm not even sure if they said 50000 Schilling,which was austrian currency before they got the euro), or if it was already in ~5000 euros, but that idea/deal put him into top networth for poker players. good times thinking back. you heard some crazy stories generally if you had an online poker background like myself. I only played live after like 5-6years playing online poker.

  • @tapemamba
    @tapemamba 2 місяці тому

    Feel the power baby

  • @jerryross2463
    @jerryross2463 Місяць тому

    #tonygpoker I learned this man cares about the kids. And more than just a poker legend

  • @elasticharmony
    @elasticharmony 2 місяці тому +7

    #tonygpoker
    The important fact he was a 12 yr old gambling "addict", sure sign of greatness.

    • @loganlasvegas
      @loganlasvegas 2 місяці тому +2

      You never hear, nor care, of the other 99.999% addicted gamblers.

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  Місяць тому

      Hey please email me at alexduvallpoker@gmail.com with the subject #TonyGpoker to collect the $50 ticket!

  • @tylermca8616
    @tylermca8616 2 місяці тому

    Love the G

  • @itsbiju
    @itsbiju 14 днів тому

    These poker pros are such hypocrites. Calling players out on hands they would play.

  • @strikkerankalle7450
    @strikkerankalle7450 2 місяці тому +1

    Shame with the crypto. That is just a scam. Otherwise hes a bigmouth with a warm heart

  • @michaelneighbour7759
    @michaelneighbour7759 2 місяці тому +2

    He still plays at a top level though. Was at triton poker recently got involved in a 2m usd pot.. sound like he's broke. ?

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому

      Where did I say he was broke lol

  • @tannerandreae3080
    @tannerandreae3080 2 місяці тому +1

    Ace from space!

  • @vincent7965
    @vincent7965 2 місяці тому

    Played blackjack with Tony G in 1998 at the Crown. He was covering all bets on the table when the shoe was hot. He'd have as much as A$50k out there. I wonder now if it was his money.

  • @rimtasvilnietis2991
    @rimtasvilnietis2991 2 місяці тому

    Tony G invented Bike

  • @blakelester1776
    @blakelester1776 Місяць тому

    So much more respect for Tony. Sure his Philanthropy, but more being on the Russian blacklist.

  • @michadegraaf4570
    @michadegraaf4570 2 місяці тому

    Vilnius went on to be Venice, nice 😀

  • @ryandavis7011
    @ryandavis7011 2 місяці тому

    It's "Phillip Island", not Philips Island

  • @jeramypickett8357
    @jeramypickett8357 2 місяці тому +2

    10k likes he said he would do a video in lithuania?

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому +1

      Playing poker at that exact table yeah mate

  • @seanoneill6677
    @seanoneill6677 2 місяці тому +2

    Alax getting Tony his money promotion his doggie poker sites 😂😂😂😂

  • @ScottGraymedia
    @ScottGraymedia 2 місяці тому

    On your bike lol such a game that was

  • @Itretiak05
    @Itretiak05 2 місяці тому

    #tonygpoker
    Loved the comprehensible breakdown of such a ridiculously successful legend of poker. I was getting confused reading about this man before but this really helped, so appreciate it

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  2 місяці тому

      I was super confused about his time in Austria, that wasn’t an easy one to figure out

    • @AlexDuvall
      @AlexDuvall  Місяць тому

      Hey please email me at alexduvallpoker@gmail.com with the subject #TonyGpoker to collect the $50 ticket!

  • @vincentolmos2263
    @vincentolmos2263 2 місяці тому +2

    On your bike!

  • @JR-cm9sh
    @JR-cm9sh Місяць тому

    Lying about having looked at your cards or not is not an angle shoot. anyone who claims otherwise is a gullible brainlet like Hellmuth who consistently gets bled dry in cash games. An angle shoot is when you actually cheat in the game. Lying about your hand in a live cash game is not an angle shoot its poker. Tony is not one of those boring GTO nerds he understands the mental game in poker and not scared to put his money where his mouth is. plenty of pro''s go on tilt when playing him that my friends is true art. He is a master at needling and entertainment , triggering big pokerpro's ego's into making massive mistakes. I love watching Tony G especially when he puts Russian players on their bikes !

  • @matthewcutler_tx
    @matthewcutler_tx Місяць тому

    He is 51 not 41

  • @Drulou
    @Drulou 2 місяці тому

    14:13 is so funny 😂