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Tony G. Mention of his name alone will make you tune in, and if you\u2019re at his table the name will make you sweat.<\/p>\nTony G. Mention of his name alone will make you tune in, and if you\u2019re at his table the name will make you sweat.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re in Paris with Tony G, however, it means to be along for one heck of a ride. Tony G doesn\u2019t just visit Paris, he owns the town when he\u2019s there.<\/p>\n
Paris is, after all, the city that made him famous, where at his first WPT final table Howard Lederer refused to shake his hand and at his second final table the world recoiled in horror.<\/p>\n
Paris is where Tony refuses to stay anywhere but at the palace called the George V. It\u2019s where he gives a 1000 euro tip to a waiter.<\/p>\n
The town where fuelled by countless bottles of wine he rushes back up onstage at the European Poker Awards<\/a> and declares that he has to say just one more thing.<\/p>\n Show 28 (February 25) with Tony G is online now! Click the play button to listen:<\/strong><\/p>\n[podcast]http:\/\/www.thepokershowlive.com\/media\/mp3\/217.mp3[\/podcast]\nPrefer to download? Right click here<\/a> and Save As.<\/p>\n The town where he eats well, drinks heavy, and has the poker world watching his every step. Where he dons a Kermit the Frog mask at the Arc de Triumphe and follows around the nuns.<\/p>\n And if you\u2019re with him at his favourite caf\u00e9, he says over and over between puffs so that you cannot miss, \u201cI smoke the shisha and I drink mint tea.\u201d Like it\u2019s a philosophy of life. And for Tony G perhaps it is. Paris is a place well suited to Tony G so it\u2019s no wonder that it is also a place where he will always be welcome.<\/p>\n I caught up with Tony G at the caf\u00e9, at the George V, at the European Poker Awards, and at the Aviation Club. I followed him deep into the night. I hung on his every word, because you think maybe, just once, he\u2019ll break character and reveal the real Tony G.<\/p>\n But maybe what you see is what you get. The real Tony G has a problem with Putin, wants a rematch with Isildur, has disdain for French poker, and is generous beyond belief. Paris is the one city big enough to accommodate the real Tony G. Bring on more Russians.<\/p>\n Show 28 (February 25) with Tony G is online now! Click the play button to listen:<\/strong><\/p>\n[podcast]http:\/\/www.thepokershowlive.com\/media\/mp3\/217.mp3[\/podcast]\nPrefer to download? Right click here<\/a> and Save As.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tony G. Mention of his name alone will make you tune in, and if you\u2019re at his table the name will make you sweat. If you\u2019re in Paris with Tony G, however, it means to be along for one heck of a ride. Tony G doesn\u2019t just visit Paris, he owns the town when he\u2019s<\/p>\n