Antanas Guoga, more affectionately known as Tony G in the poker world, experienced some success off the felt this week when his horse, Half Yours, won the 2025 Melbourne Cup in Australia.
The win paid out $4.5 million in what was the 165th running of the country's biggest and most famous horse race. Tony G, who was born in Lithuania but moved to Australia at age 11, wrote on X that his "childhood dream came true" by winning the Melbourne Cup.
"Very proud to have won the Melbourne cup with our horse Half Yours!" the poker player tweeted.