Tony G Poker Review

Tony G Poker is named after the famed poker player Tony Gouga. This Lithuanian-born Australian citizen is known for his tournament and cash game prowess as well as his loud mouthed, smack-talking table presence. Tony G launched his poker site as a member of the iPoker network in order to take advantage of its existing player base while he worked on bringing new players to Tony G Poker.

So far, TonyGPoker.com has proven itself to be a great place to play poker. The software is rich in features, the atmosphere is surprisingly friendly and new players are welcomed with large deposit bonuses.

Tony G Poker Bonus and Rewards System

100% First Deposit Match up to $400

Tony G will match your first deposit dollar for dollar up to $400 in extra bonus cash. Deposit $400 or more and you'll earn an extra $400! This bonus is released to your real money account in $5 increments every time you earn 600 points by playing in real money poker games. Tournaments give you 17 points per $1 in entry fees and cash games earn points based on the amount of rake taken each hand. Get all the bonus information on our Tony G Poker Coupon Code page.

Tony G VIP Club

There are six levels of membership at the Tony G VIP Club, with every poker player automatically qualifying for the first level. As you earn more points while playing in real money cash games and tournaments, you can move up in levels and earn more rewards. Some of these rewards include special freeroll tournaments, personal VIP service and bigger reload bonuses.

TonyGPoker.com Software

If you've ever played at Titan Poker, you'll know what to expect from the software at Tony G. Both sites' software packages were created by Playtech Software, an experienced and highly regarded casino software design company. The biggest difference between Tony G's software and Titan's is the color scheme.

You can play up to 16 tables at a time, take player notes, resize the tables, view table statistics and use a buddy list to keep track of your friends (and enemies). The lobby is nice and organized which makes it easy to find tables and join in on the action. You can sort the tables by game type, stakes and number of players to make finding the tables you want a fast process. The graphics are pretty decent but aren't amazing, although I do like how simple the table design is.

Game Variety and Traffic

Thanks to Tony G's deal with the iPoker network, game traffic is very solid at Tony G Poker. The iPoker network has more players than any other non-US poker site - you can usually find almost 30,000 people logged in during peak hours.

All the regular games are offered at Tony G including Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Texas Holdem, 5 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud, and 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo. Tony G Poker also offers a wide variety of game stakes:

Fixed limit stakes start out at 2c/4c and go up to $300/$600.

No limit stakes start out at 1c/2c ($2.00 buyin) and go up to $100/$200 ($20,000 buyin).

Tony G Tournaments

The tournament lineup at Tony G Poker is very nice with a wide variety of guaranteed prize pool tournaments, freezeouts, rebuys, satellites, bounties and jackpot sit-n-gos. Every Friday they hold a $150,000 guaranteed rebuy and every Sunday they hold a $250,000 guaranteed freezeout.

In 2008 they held the European Championship of Online Poker and handed out $4.15 million in guaranteed prizes for that one series alone. The main event had a guaranteed prize pool of $1.5 million.

Competition

The iPoker network is still in its growing stage so the competition is pretty soft compared to other large poker sites. New players are signing up every day so you shouldn't have any problems finding some fish to munch on. This might not necessarily be the case if you play $100/$200 no-limit exclusively, but hey - what would you expect at those stakes!?

Seriously though, you'll like the ease of the games at Tony G. There are always lots of tables to choose from if the first table you join isn't the best. Definitely check this site out if you like playing against fish.

Support and Security

Tony G Poker is licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and all the software has been interpedently tested for fairness and randomness. They don't share your information with anyone and any information they do keep is encrypted and stored behind firewalled servers. You should feel safe here.

The support team is impressive as well with 24/7 toll free phone, live chat and e-mail support. They are responsive to questions and welcome your phone calls even if you just want to leave a comment.

Tony G Poker Deposit and Withdrawal Options

You can make your deposits and withdrawals at Tony G using any of the following methods: Bank Transfer, Credit Card, NETeller, UseMyBank, ClickandBuy, PaySafeCard, Click2Pay, Entropay, Ukash, INSTADEBIT, EcoCard, WebMoney, POLI and Sofortüberweisung Moneybookers, myCitadel.