Tony G Banned from Entering Russia

Teemu - Saturday, March 25, 2017, Written by- Saturday, March 25, 2017, Live poker

Antanas Guoga, better known as "Tony G" in the poker community, has been banned from entering Russia.

Guoga announced his name being added to Russia blacklist yesterday via his official Twitter account. The former poker pro from Lithuania believes he was added to the blacklist "partly because he trolled a Russian diplomat during a hearing in the European Parliament".

That’s the price of being active in #politics & expressing open opinion about the real #threats to your country https://t.co/JZQD5dlqVY pic.twitter.com/scn6A6CMJJ — Antanas Guoga (@TonyGuoga) 24. maaliskuuta 2017

Before starting his career in politics, Guoga was involved in the poker industry as a player, and is also known as the founder of poker sites like Pokernews.com and Tonybet Poker.

During his poker career, Tony G wasn't afraid to get into confrontations at the poker table either, and one of his biggest televised confrontations was against a Russian player Ralph Perry. It was brutal to watch, check out the video from below:

While Guoga has still continued to play some big cash games occasionally after being elected to the European Parliament, he has not cashed in a live poker tournament since 2013, and I think it is safe to assume we won't see any new Russian flags on his Hendon Mob profile anytime soon.