Patrik Antonius

infobox poker player
firstname=Patrik
lastname=Antonius
hometown=Helsinki, Finland
nickname=PA
Adonis
The Flying Finn
The Terminator
The Black Lotus


caption=Patrik Antonius at the 2006 WSOP
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=12 [ [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/playerprofile.asp?playerID=1377 WSOP player profile] ]
wsop main event best finish rank="None"
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=7
ept titles=1
ept final tables=2
ept money finishes=2

Patrik Antonius (born December 13 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional poker player, former tennis player and coach, and model from Vantaa, Finland. He currently resides in Monte Carlo. He was mentored by Marcel Lüske as a member of Luske's “Circle of Outlaws” [ cite web|url=http://www.pokermusthaves.com/poker_profile_Patrik_Antonius_bio_online_poker_screen_name_nickname.html |title=Patrik Antonius |accessdate=2008-04-28 |work=pokermusthaves.com ] and later advised by Jennifer Harman. [ cite web|url=http://www.worldpokertour.com/Shared/Players/Bios/P/Patrik_Antonius.aspx |title=Patrik Antonius |accessdate=2008-04-28 |work=worldpokertour.com ]

Tournament poker

Antonius began making a name for himself on the poker tournament circuit with two finishes near the final table of World Poker Tour (WPT) event, 12th at the WPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, then 15th at the Bay 101 Shooting Stars event two months later, in early 2005. He went on to finish in the money in three events of the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

In September 2005 he made the European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event final table, finishing 3rd in Barcelona. The next month, Antonius won the EPT event in Baden bei Wien, taking home the €288,180 first prize when in the final hand his cards|8s|4h beat Gunnar Østebrød's cards|Qh|9c on a board of cards|4s|7s|8h|3c|7c.

In December 2005 he finished off the year by finishing 2nd in the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, Nevada, winning $1,046,470.

In July 2006 he placed 9th in World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, taking home $205,920, his biggest cash that year.

In 2007 World Series of Poker, Antonius entered numerous tournaments but he only cashed in the World Championship of Pot Limit Omaha event, placing third and winning $311,394, making that his ninth WSOP cash and increasing his WSOP earnings to a total of $569,964.

Antonius has been featured three times on NBC's Poker After Dark. In his first appearance he finished as runner up, losing out to fellow poker professional Jennifer Harman, but his next attempt saw him defeat Brad Booth in heads-up play to take the victory. In his third appearance he was runner up again, this time to Johnny Chan.

As of 2008, Antonius' total live tournament winnings exceed $2,800,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=23225 Hendon Mob tournament results] ] He also plays in some of the highest profile online tournaments, and in September 2008 he finished 2nd in the Full Tilt Poker $25,000 buy-in Heads-Up Pot Limit Omaha Championship, winning $320,000.

ide games

Antonius has been referred to as a heads-up specialist.Fact|date=November 2007 He is a regular high stakes player online. He has played on Full Tilt Poker under several nicknames, including "Luigi66369", "CryMeRiver9", "I_knockout_U", "try_hrdr_fish" and "Finddagrind", but having become a member of "Team Full Tilt" [ [http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/06/patrik-antonius-signs-with-team-full-tilt.htm Pokernews.com: Patrik Antonius Signs with Team Full Tilt] ] he now plays under his real name. Previously Antonius was one of a team of players associated with Martinspoker.com. [ [http://www.martinspoker.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23 Martinspoker.com: The Team] ]

He is equally prolific in live cash games, and is a regular in the Big Game, the high-stakes cash game at the Bellagio.

Antonius appeared on the third and fourth seasons of GSN's High Stakes Poker. Patrik was involved, along with Sammy Farha, in the show's second largest ever pot; it totaled $998,800. After a preflop raise and re-raise the flop came cards|6d|3c|9d; Antonius held cards|Jh|9h for top pair and Farha held cards|Kd|Qd, giving him two over-cards and a flush draw. Sammy called Patrik's all-in raise instantly and the two agreed to run the turn and river four times. Though Sammy's hand was a slight favorite, Patrik won three of the four runs and collected $749,100.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.patrikantonius.com Official site]
* [http://www.allinmag.com/article.php?article=617 "Net Working" article by Antonius]
* [http://www.barrygreenstein.com/player_analysis/Patrik%20_Antonius.html Barry Greenstein's player analysis of Antonius]
* [http://www.guidetopoker.com/Patrick-Atonius-Profile.php Guide to Poker profile]
* [http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles/42525/patrik-antonius.htm Poker Pages profile]
* [http://www.compatiblepoker.com/Patrick+Antonius.pro.htm Compatiblepoker profile]
* [http://www.gutshot.com/e/article.php?full=582&limitb Gutshot.com interview]