George Tony Dunst (born October 17, 1984) is an American professional poker player and a three-time

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winner.

Poker career

Dunst was born in

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and studied theater at the

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. He worked as a waiter before turning to poker and spent time living in

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, and

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before settling in

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. He began playing online poker in 2003 after watching the 2002 WSOP on television. Playing under the name 'Bond18,' he has amassed more than $1.8 million in online tournament winnings. Dunst first played in the WSOP in 2006, finishing in 198th place in the

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. His first bracelet came in

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, when he defeated a field of 2,452 players in a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event and earned $339,000. He dedicated his bracelet to his wife Sharon. He won his second bracelet in July 2020 at the WSOP Online in a $777 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed event. Dunst won his third bracelet at the 2024 WSOP in the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack online event. Overall, Dunst has $1.2 million in career WSOP earnings. His biggest live tournament cash came at the Aussie Millions Main Event in January 2016. Dunst nearly didn't play the tournament after losing a $5,000 chip while waiting in line to register, but fellow poker player Mike McDonald offered to pay his buy-in for him. Dunst eventually finished runner-up in the tournament to Ari Engel, earning A$1,000,000 ($700,000 US).

World Poker Tour

In 2010, Dunst became host of the Raw Deal segment on

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broadcasts, offering analysis of hands played at each final table. He won the

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WPT Caribbean event in November 2013. Dunst has made a further five WPT final tables, including three times in the WPT Championship, finishing runner-up to Ole Schemion in 2019. Dunst replaced

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as WPT commentator alongside

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in 2017, after Sexton retired to become the chairman of partypoker. As of 2019, Dunst has more than $3.8 million in live tournament winnings.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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References

External links

Card Player profileHendon Mob profileWSOP.com profileWPT profile
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