This article will talk about Patrik Antonius, another professional you can compete with on Full Tilt Poker, one of the top Texas Holdem sites. Born in Finland, the 29 year old was a tennis coach and model before he started paying bills with his Full Tilt Poker download. Today he is living in Monte Carlo with his wife, and they have a daughter with another baby on the way this year.
Antonius started playing poker with his friends just as a hobby, but he eventually turned to Internet sites. He was able to go pro 8 years ago, and that caused him to move to the U.S. In Vegas he received cards in a large number of casinos for US players, and he was a regular in the Bellagio’s Big Game. He also played in the WSOP that year, but he didn’t have any significant cashes. In fact, he still hasn’t won a WSOP bracelet to this day.
Antonius started putting himself in the poker spotlight in 2005 with some big tournament accomplishments. He first played in US poker rooms, making the money in two World Poker Tour MTTs and then making the money in 3 WSOP events. After his WSOP cashes he also cashed another World Poker Tour event, earning 2nd place for $1 million in the WPT Five Diamond Classic. 2005 also saw him do very well in Europe. He finished 3rd in a Barcelona event and then won the title in the Baden Classic for $340k.
Since his breakout year in 2005, Antonius has continued to excel. In total, his live winnings in tournaments add up to about $3 million. Unlike many well known professionals, though, his main game is actually online rather than live. He is frequently seen playing nosebleed ring games on US friendly poker sites, most notably heads-up NL Texas Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha. Sources say he made over $9 million profit in some of the best online poker sites last year! You might already know that he’s the first person to play Tom Dwan in the Million Dollar Challenge.
Antonius doesn’t limit his betting to the poker table as he has fun with betting on sports and betting on the golf course. This is all added to the millions of dollars he’s lost to other poker players via staking deals. Most of us will never see that much money in our lifetimes! All this extracurricular gambling likely makes people wonder if he enjoys a Blackjack download in between his sessions at Full Tilt. It would appear that he has more in common with Phil Ivey than just poker!
For the chance to win pots off Antonius, you’ll have to make a Fulltiltpoker download. Since he prefers cash over tournaments, you should try to find him in high stakes ring games. Have fun!
