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Archive for October, 2009
PokerStars Baltic Festival Interview
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Tony is being interviewed after busting out of the PokerStars Baltic Festival. The 1st question asked of him was “What The Hell Happened?” Tony explains that he had Aces and another came on the board – they both end up agreeing ‘that’s poker.’ Another question posed to Tony is about Tony helping create the poker environment in Estonia and Tony’s thoughts on it. Tony said there is regulation but the guidelines are unclear and Tony is seeking a license in Estonia to make poker available to everyone in the country. The G is also asked why him – why Tony personally – is involved. Tony says he is a ‘Balt’ himself and he’s not only interested in poker, he does a lot of websites, he has a lot of operations in Lithuania, he believes there is a lot of talent in the Baltic and has good friends there. He says poker is a hobby to him as well and he makes a little bit of money out of it at the end of the day so it makes sense to keep investing. They talk about poker and the business side vs. being a player. Tony stresses to the young kids coming up that they should make sure their life is in order and then play poker; take poker like a sport or hobby that you want to keep improving. Poker in Estonia is booming and exploding; Tony is then asked if he feels any of the players in Estonia have the possibility to progress, to be as famous as Tony is and play in as big of limits as Tony plays in. Tony says it’s very possible, that there will be higher limits played, a lot of new players coming up, and hopefully it just keeps getting better for the rest.
Click here to view the embedded video. . Source: Tony G |
Leaving Lithuania for Estonia
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It’s 6:47 a.m. and I’m in Vilnius, Lithuania. I’m ready to jump on my privately booked jet and will be flying to Estonia to play in a poker tournament. The tournament is the PokerStars Baltic Open. It’s not a big buy-in event and I’m mainly going there to see what’s going on with poker in the Baltic States. There are many Lithuanian stars going down like Andrius Tapinas and Marijonas Mikutavicus who is one of the most famous singers from the country of my birth, and perhaps the most exciting of all is Miss Lithuania 2008. Also Estonia has passed a law to regulate online gaming so I am meeting the authorities and some lawyers to find out how it all works. Things seem exciting right now with lots of new opportunities as new regulations kick in. You’ve got to keep up with the game and be ahead of things to be able to earn enough to pay the rent. It should all be interesting. Source: Tony G |
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