Antanas Guoga, better known in the poker community as Tony G, has apparently taken a break from his political duties as a Member of the European Parliament, to make a trip to Las Vegas where poker people from all around the world are warming up for the upcoming Aria Super High Roller Bowl and WSOP festivals.
Aria Resort & Casino has decided to heat up action at its poker tables days before the beginning of the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl with a several-day high roller festival. Said festival is scheduled to feature four tournaments with buy-ins of $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, all the way up to $100,000.
It was Guoga to emerge the victor in the $25,000 buy-in event. The player collected $353,280 for his efforts, adding his latest poker payout to a bankroll that now amounts to more than $5.1 million.
The high roller event attracted a field of 32 entries, generating a prize pool of $768,000. The top 5 finishers received a share of the money, min-cash starting from $46,080.
Aria Resort & Casino has made it a tradition to summon high roller players from all around the world to its regular high roller tournaments. Thus, the casino has turned into a favorite destination among those high rollers. This is why it is not on rare occasion when Aria’s poker tables feature mostly familiar faces.
The case was similar with its latest $25,000 buy-in event. It was entered by players we have got accustomed to seeing and hearing of when it comes to Aria’s high rollers. US poker pros Thomas Marchese, Jake Schindler, and 2016 GPI Player of the Year David Peters were among those to make it to the money. They collected $46,080, $69,120, and $107,520, respectively, for running deep into the tournament.
Czech poker pro Martin Kabrhel survived through the event’s tough field of select players to face Guoga heads-up. Kabrhel is one of the most profitable players in his homeland with live tournament winnings of over $2.7 million. Earlier this year, he won a WSOP International Circuit event in Rozvadov for a gold ring and a €17,556 payout.
Eventually, the Czech player surrendered to his Lithuanian colleague and opponent. Kabrhel took home $192,000 for his participation in the $25,000 High Roller.
The Super High Roller Bowl is scheduled to take place on May 28-June 1. The 56-person field of the event will play down to a winner who will take home a $6-million first-place payout and a specially crafted champion’s ring.
Guoga himself will try his luck for the Super High Roller Bowl title. Here it is interesting to note that the Lithuanian’s involvement in the gambling industry is not limited solely to his poker career. Guoga is known to be the founder of the TonyBet betting brand, which was sold last year to Swedish gambling group Betsson.
