Tony Dunst

Dunst was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied theater at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He worked as a waiter before turning to poker and spent time living in Australia, China, and Malaysia before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[1] He began playing online poker in 2003 after watching the 2002 WSOP on television.^[2] Playing under the name 'Bond18,' he has amassed more than $1.8 million in online tournament winnings.^[3]

Dunst first played in the WSOP in 2006, finishing in 198th place in the Main Event. His first bracelet came in 2016, 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.^[4] He won his second bracelet in July 2020 at the WSOP Online in a $777 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed event.^[5] Dunst won his third bracelet at the 2024 WSOP in the $500 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack online event.^[6] 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.^[7] Dunst eventually finished runner-up in the tournament to Ari Engel, earning A$1,000,000 ($700,000 US).^[8]

In 2010, Dunst became host of the Raw Deal segment on World Poker Tour broadcasts, offering analysis of hands played at each final table.^[9] He won the season 12 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.^[10] Dunst replaced Mike Sexton as WPT commentator alongside Vince Van Patten in 2017, after Sexton retired to become the chairman of partypoker.^[11]

As of 2026, Dunst has more than $4.3 million in live tournament winnings.^[12]

An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online