Tony G is a well-known loudmouth in the poker community. When he's not busy trash talking someone at the poker table, he (and many other poker players) likes to bet money on crazy stuff. During the 2012 Aussie Millions, Tony G offered Melanie Weisner, an American poker pro, a seat in the Main Event ($10,000 buy-in) if she could go around a poker table twice on a unicycle.
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I looked for this on video but couldn’t find it. Can´t understand how did she fell. I don’t know how to ride a unicycle, but if she had lessons with unicycle pros, if she had time to practice, if she didn’t had to turn around the poker table with the bike but only go forward for some meters, how did she fell? Was it the pressure that made her fall? Having so much attention and the thought about the money prize? About the new possible winner, maybe he will launch some new tourney on his room to share this prize.
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How cant you learn to ride a unicycle when you got several DAYS of training with pros ??!! I tried one once and i can tell you you dont need days of practice to go for a straight line ...
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I already saw the vid on another poker blog, many like tony g's talking and side bets but personally i think they don't belong to the world of poker pros...
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I have heard the name Melanie Weisner yesterday the first time, as i created a new poker account and she was a pro from this site. And i thougt Tony G is a still water at the poker tables
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Posted by Davoodoo: How cant you learn to ride a unicycle when you got several DAYS of training with pros ??!! I tried one once and i can tell you you dont need days of practice to go for a straight line ...
on the blog of tony g it says she spent just 1 day (3 hrs to be exact) at circus, maybe thats why there is error in news here at brm
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tony g is as always the pro of self marketing- this is the main lesson we should learn from him, as for melanie- i do not understand why the hell do you take lessons with the pros and end up failing- what the hell are those lessons for? just a waste of time and money imo. gonna ask tony maybe he will offer a similar deal to me?
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