Patrik Antonius
Mood:  surprised
Today let’s discuss Patrik Antonius, another professional you can play poker with on a Full Tilt Poker download. Antonius was born in 1980 in Finland where he worked as both a tennis coach and model before he started paying bills with his Full Tilt Poker download. He currently lives in Monte Carlo with his wife, and they have a daughter with another baby on the way this year.

Antonius learned to play poker with his friends, and then he eventually moved to online games. In 2002 he started playing professionally, and that spurred the decision to move to Vegas. In Vegas he received cards in several US poker rooms including the Bellagio where he sat in the Big Game. While he played in the WSOP using a satellite ticket he won, he did not win a title. In fact, to this day he is still looking for his first WSOP bracelet.

In 2005, Antonius really came into his own where tournament poker is concerned. He first played in casinos for US players, profiting in two WPT tournaments and then cashing in a trio of World Series of Poker events. Later on that year he went on to cash another WPT tournament, a runner up finish in the Five Diamond Classic for $1 million. 2005 also saw him do very well in Europe. He finished 3rd in the big event in Barcelona and then won the Baden Classic for $340k.

Antonius hasn’t looked back since his big year in 2005. In fact, he’s made approximately $3 million playing live tournament poker. Unlike many well known professionals, though, his main game is actually online rather than live. He is frequently seen playing nosebleed cash games on money poker sites, most notably heads-up Texas Hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha. He reportedly won $9 million+ via online casino USA last year! You might already know that he’s the first person to play Tom Dwan in his Million Dollar Challenge.

Antonius doesn’t limit his betting to the poker table as he enjoys sports betting and betting on the golf course. He has also gambled millions of dollars away on other poker players via tournament stakes. That’s more money that most people make in their entire life! The almost degenerate gambling really makes me want to ask if he plays free bet sportsbooks in between his sessions at Full Tilt. It looks like he has a couple things in common with Phil Ivey!

Playing at Full Tilt gives you the chance to compete with Antonius. Since he prefers cash over tournaments, you should try to find him in high stakes ring games. Here’s to running good!