What to make of Tony G

I know Tony G personally and speak to him regularly. No matter what the videos show he is actually a very sharp and nice guy

I think nick IS tony g

It's an act. A strategy that seems to wirk for him. Phil Hellmuth on steroids.

tbf tho... after the guy is busted? that's reeaaaaaaally bad etiquette to still act like that. + KJ was probs ahead of his range lol

yikes that guy is rough...probably a good stategy to piss people off though haha

Looks like an a$$hole to me.

Agreed...however, I tend to save my chit-talk/get-in-your-head stuff for the golf course--just my style.

Then again, bad etiquette...oh yeah, what an a$$!

Very nice guy away from the table by all accounts. Australian too, which is obviously a redeeming feature

Anywho, I don't think he's any worse than Hellmuth or Matusow, and nowhere near as bad as someone like Sheikahn.

Tony G is to poker what Minnesota Fats was to pool. Love to watch and listen to him play, but wouldn't want to play against him.

i dont think it was that bad i actually seem to find him humorous more than anything...lol

but minnesota fats was the best in the world, tony g is 2nd to kathy at best.

This might have something to do with the fact Russia invaded Lithuania, think how you would react if someone whos country has invaded yours was sat across the table from you.

Im not saying he is right but poker can be a tense situation having to keep emotions in check and so forth.

I like like Tony G he does do some funny stuff sometimes, but Ive seen the way he treats his fellow pro's and despite the stuff he does you can tell he has a genuine love of both people and poker.

I'm not even going to read the posts.
I think Tony G is an awsome player who has a donkeys persona.

He isnt a nice guy in my book. He could have shut up after the guy was busted. The other guy showed a lot of class.

Tony G is a good poker player with a table image problem

i love poker but hate gettin sux'd out

Define "problem" - I'm sure if he thought his table image was anything other than advantageous to his game, he'd drop the act overnight.

I don't see it as a problem at all. He worked hard to develop it, and plays it up fully

he is too rough and always shouting but that makes him special

what a freak. too bad he still loses in real life for being overweight.

omg plz stop now
tony is a nice guy, they have some good articles over the net on him and his charity work
plus, hes not that big......

Is it bad that this made me laugh hysterically?

Edit: I do not pay much attention to poker on TV anymore. Seems like its never real poker anyways, just highlights. I hardly knew Tony G before this video, and now I am going to make a judgment based on what I saw. Tony G is not a nice fella.
Keep in mind that this is a judgment/assumption. If some of you say that he is a good person in real life, then I guess I have to agree with you.

Not exactly winning with class, but it makes for entertaining TV for us. I wonder if Tony G is embarrassed when he watches this after the fact?

i wouldnt mind someone acting like that during a hand but after someone is knocked out and for him to say "leave russian leave... he doesnt even deserve an applause" is a flat out disgrace. i have lost a lot of respect for tony g after viewing this video.

Tony G really is a nice guy off the Poker table. He is a friendly people person and has a big heart. What he does during the games is a strategy, a strategy thats has worked for him and made him 100's of thousands. Sometimes angering/annoying your opponent means winning half the battle. A c*nt in the game but the nicest of guys outside of it and I must say risking millions of people's perspective of him just to get an edge on the Poker table immediately earns my respect. I met him in Singapore, he was extremely friendly.

I have heard a lot of people say this about him. They say he is really nice away from the tables.

I don't mind trash talk but he goes a bit too far in this vid.

I met him at the aussie millions this year, seems a nice enough guy i do agree that he takes it abit far at the table at times though.

tony does it because that´s his strategy... he´s a good player but also a silly gambler^^