European Poker Champion
Well, I did it. After a grueling 10 hour final table I came out as winner, and will hold the European title for at least 12 months.
I had my best 2 days of poker. I really felt like I was the strongest player this time. Some key hands: First hand I pick up 9-10 offsuit, everyone folds to me on small blind, and I raise. One other player in the big blind calls holding K Q. Flop 8-7-Q no flush draws out there. I have 315k he has about 160k. I bet the flop - he raises - I raise him all in. He thinks for 5 minutes and calls. No help for me and I lose half my stack on my first hand and go down to 155k.
I slow down now, and the same player tries to bluff me out of a pot and gives me back the 150k in about 10 minutes time. I slow played a big hand by just calling him all the way.
Later I am up to around 400k in chips, and raise with 3-3. Peter Roche re-raises me for the 5th time. I am holding the best hand I had all day and do a Tony G insta call for 200k. Peter is shocked, and asks me if I really call as he can not hear with his earphones in. Peter shows me A-10 off and gets no help. He was the biggest danger and I needed to take him out. This hand got my stack to over 600k.
It was easy going from there on. Several good flops for me in position allowed for a soft win. It is a great feeling. The winning hand for me was 8-4 off. Heads up I got paid 100% of the time as everyone thinks that I am a big bluffer - which is true.
It was a great tournament and the structure was fantastic. Heads up I had so much more time to play compared to the WPT, Paris. The bookmakers are sad as I was heavily backed and I am very happy to deliver. I picked up just under $500,000 for this win.
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August 8th, 2005 at 3:35 pm
Congratulations!
What do you think about your heads up opponent?
August 8th, 2005 at 7:27 pm
Yeah Tony, I think if you replied to us more often then more people would post here.
August 9th, 2005 at 1:04 am
I did not think that he played great when it got heads up. It was pretty soft, he was very happy to just get there. I think he played pretty well during the fianl table and had guts, more experiance will help him a lot there is antural ability there.
August 9th, 2005 at 9:47 am
You had the ‘big heart’ mate.
Well done!
August 9th, 2005 at 7:44 pm
Congrats Tony, all the best mate!!
Did u “talk” at the final table?
August 10th, 2005 at 11:23 am
I did talk quite a bit at the fianl table. It will be on TV so everyone will get to see it.
August 11th, 2005 at 3:45 am
when will it be on tv? only in europe?
August 11th, 2005 at 3:52 am
when will it be on tv? only in europe?
August 11th, 2005 at 12:07 pm
It will air on August 19th on the poker channel in the UK. Later it will be disributed around the world.
August 11th, 2005 at 4:00 pm
I don’t have the poker channel so I’ll have to make sure I watch it at a friend’s house. We’ll get a carry-out and watch Tony on TV.
August 13th, 2005 at 11:56 am
Tony, you played amazingly at the PokerDEN last night, came back from 500 chips to 8000. I thought you played solidly throughout but got U/L at the end with pocket Jacks.
Will you be making a return next week?
August 14th, 2005 at 11:58 am
No I will not come back to the Poker Den, there are 2 episodes left. Sure to be on something soon on TV though.
August 18th, 2005 at 12:19 pm
Congratulations Tony, a great win. I assume this will mean you will be playing many more events?
August 19th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
Hi,
I will play most tournamnets this WPT season and anything else that is decent size.
September 15th, 2005 at 5:42 am
you really are one crude thing
September 22nd, 2005 at 11:17 pm
AMAZING WORK! CONRATS You are a true poker legend! I like how you play my friend! You inspire us with your loose than tight than agrressive play.
September 28th, 2005 at 2:16 am
I saw the tourney on TV and was agast at your mouth. If I had been at that table you would have finished in a hospital bed and not in the winners circle
October 17th, 2005 at 12:26 am
imagine if talking shit would cost you 1,000$. Guess you’d never win
October 18th, 2005 at 2:42 am
very impressed with your play tony, i truely believe your antics improve your game 100%. one thing though, when you were heads up at the avation club in paris why did you make that all in call with j4 clubs? esspecially after making that utterly brillant bluff soon before?