Tony G, born Antanas Guoga, is one of the very few professional poker players to have publicly disclosed his net worth, telling an interviewer in February 2025 that he was worth around $300 million. That figure has never been independently verified, and estimates published elsewhere in the poker industry sit well below it.
What follows draws on his recorded tournament results, his documented business activity and publicly available filings, and every number in it should be read as an estimate rather than a confirmed fact.
Who Is Tony G (Antanas Guoga)?
Tony G was born in Kaunas in December 1973 and moved to Australia with his family as a child, returning to Lithuania as an adult. He turned professional in the early 2000s and became one of the most visible European players of the televised era, sharing tables with many of the best poker players of all time across two decades of high-roller tournaments and televised cash games. His live tournament record stands at more than $11.3 million from 144 recorded cashes, which places him first on Lithuania's all-time money list.
His poker career has always run alongside his other work, and that is what sets him apart from most players at his level. He founded the poker media business PokerNews in the early 2000s and built it into one of the most widely read outlets in the industry. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for Lithuania between 2014 and 2019, and has since worked as an executive and shareholder in publicly listed digital asset companies. His most productive tournament run came late in his career, in short deck, one of the newer types of poker games to establish itself at high-roller level, from 2017 onwards.
Tony G Net Worth (Estimated)
Published estimates of Tony G's net worth generally range from $30 million to $50 million. He has himself put the figure far higher, saying in a February 2025 interview that he was worth around $300 million and had earned $100 million over the previous year, mostly through blockchain ventures.
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Timing explains most of the gap. The claim was made when his listed holdings were close to their peak. The listed digital asset company that holds his largest disclosed position traded above $24 per share during 2025 and fell to roughly $1.26 by February 2026, a drop of about 95%. His personal stake moved with it. That is the core difficulty with any figure attached to his name. A large part of his wealth sits in listed securities and is repriced by the market rather than fixed.
What the filings do establish is a floor. His disclosed shareholdings across three listed companies run into the tens of millions of dollars on their own, before accounting for private businesses, property, business exit proceeds, or two decades of untracked cash game results.
Tournament Winnings Breakdown
Tony G's recorded live poker tournament earnings total $11,295,296 across 144 cashes, according to the Hendon Mob. It’s the most precisely measured part of his finances and also the smallest.
- Triton Poker Series Madrid, €100k Short Deck, 2022 – $1,389,436 (2nd place)
- Super High Roller Bowl Europe Cyprus, $100k Short Deck, 2021 – $1,196,000 (1st place)
- WSOP Europe, €250k NLH Super High Roller, 2019 – $882,942 (4th place)
- EPT Monte Carlo, €25,500 High Roller, 2009 – $552,239 (3rd place)
- Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Cyprus, $200k NLH Coin Rivet Invitational, 2022 – $485,000 (10th place)
Each of those is a gross payout recorded at the cage. His largest results came in short-deck events with buy-ins of $100,000 or more, a level at which a single series stop can involve several entries before anything is collected. Set that alongside travel across three continents, tax exposure in more than one jurisdiction and the cumulative entry cost behind 144 cashes, and the retained figure is materially lower than the recorded one.
His deepest WSOP run, fourth place in the €250,000 Super High Roller at the 2019 WSOP Europe, remains one of his largest single results without producing a bracelet. His last recorded live cash was in September 2022.
Other Income: Sponsorships, Business Interests, and Professional Activity
Tony G's income away from the tournament circuit is better documented than most players', and still only partly quantified.
He bought the PokerNews domain in 2002 for around $6,000, wrote the early content himself, and built the site into the centre of a poker media group. From 2010 he sold his equity in stages to a major online gaming company, completing his exit by 2017. The terms were never disclosed.
In 2009 he founded an online betting and casino operator. Its Lithuanian business was acquired by a Swedish gaming group in September 2016 for €6 million, structured as €4 million in cash with a further €2 million contingent on performance, and the brand was wound down in July 2020.
His five years in the European Parliament left an unusual paper trail. MEPs file public declarations of financial interests, and his declared outside income of roughly €1.4 million a year was among the highest recorded by any member during that term.
Since 2020, his activity has centred on blockchain. He chaired a Nasdaq- and CSE-listed digital asset company until July 2025, remaining a major shareholder after stepping down, and he holds board positions and stakes in two further listed vehicles, alongside a co-founding role in a cryptocurrency-based poker platform.
Public Profile, Lifestyle, and Privacy
Tony G is unusually forthcoming for a professional gambler. He discusses his businesses openly, names figures in interviews, and his corporate activity is visible through securities filings that most players never have to make. The specific composition of his wealth still stays private. Property, private holdings, and cash game results over twenty years are outside any public record, and the disclosed portion is repriced every trading day.
FAQ – Tony G (Antanas Guoga) Net Worth
Is Tony G a Millionaire?
Yes, and the evidence is more direct than for most players. Alongside more than $11.3 million in recorded tournament earnings, he holds shareholdings in three listed companies, as disclosed in public securities filings.
What Is Tony G Best Known For in Poker?
For his high-roller results and televised cash game appearances, and for founding PokerNews and building it into a major poker media business. He was one of the most visible European players of the televised boom and remains first on Lithuania's all-time money list.
Do Tournament Winnings Equal Net Worth?
No. Databases record gross payouts before buy-ins, travel and tax. In his case, the distinction runs the other way as well, since his $11.3 million tournament total accounts for a small share of a financial picture built mostly away from the felt.
Does Tony G Earn Income Outside Poker Tournaments?
Yes. He founded and sold a poker media company and an online betting operator, served five years as an MEP with declared outside income of about €1.4 million a year, and now holds executive and shareholder positions in listed digital asset companies.
Why Are Net Worth Estimates for Poker Players Often Ranges?
Because most of the relevant income is untracked and, in his case, a good deal of it is also unfixed. Poker cash game results and private business terms are never published, and the listed holdings that make up the documented portion change value with the market.
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