🎙️ From Staking Makeup to Hair & Makeup on the WPT. Tony Dunst Shares His Story.

Tony Dunst didn’t plan to become the face of poker broadcasting. He just wanted to play. But sometimes life throws you a hanging curve ball and you knock it out of the park.

If you’re new here, every week we sit down with the legends, lifers, and underground crushers who make this game what it is. Not just the ones holding trophies. But the ones who crawled through the variance and lived to tell you what they learned.

This week, it’s a deep dive with poker’s most polished voice. And one of its most relatable grinders. From Black Friday heartbreak to the WPT broadcast booth, Tony Dunst has been on one hell of a heater…and a few unforgettable downswings too.

Now, back to Tony.

Did you know he once sold in-game loot from EverQuest before he had his poker bankroll? Or that he moved to China, got banned from Australia, and woke up broke after Black Friday? Yep, Tony’s seen some things!

There’s the $330K makeup hole he fought out of. The surreal phone call that landed him Mike Sexton’s old chair. The “happiest third-place finish in poker history.” And the realization that sometimes, the game gives you the story before it gives you the win.

Today, Tony’s got four bracelets, a WPT headset, and a perspective only earned through surviving the swings. He’s sharp, self-aware, and every bit as funny as he is thoughtful.

This episode’s packed with everything we love about poker storytelling: wild hands, hard lessons, high stakes, and the quiet humility of someone who’s seen it all. And stayed in the game anyway.

🎥 Watch the Full Episode with Tony Dunst Here

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See you next week,
— Art & Justin
🃏 @artparmann & @justinyoung07

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