Patrik Antonius

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Patrik Antonius

Patrik Antonius at the 2006 WSOP
Nickname(s) Adonis
The Flying Finn
The Terminator
The Black Lotus
Hometown Helsinki, Finland
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) None
Money finishes 12[1]
Highest ITM main
event finish		 None
World Poker Tour
Titles None
Final tables 1
Money finishes 5
European Poker Tour
Titles 1
Final tables 2
Money finishes 2

Patrik Antonius (born December 13, 1980 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish professional poker player, former tennis player/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”[2] and later advised by Jennifer Harman.[3]

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[edit] 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 8♠ 4♥ beat Gunnar Østebrød's Q♥ 9♣ on a board of 4♠ 7♠ 8♥ 3♣ 7♣.

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 pot limit Omaha 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, after losing to fellow poker professional Jennifer Harman, on his second appearance he won by beating Brad Booth in heads-up play, and the third time he finished as runner up - losing to Johnny Chan heads up.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000.[4]

[edit] Side games

Antonius has been referred to as a heads-up specialist.[citation needed] He is a regular high stakes player online. He plays on Full Tilt Poker under the nickname Finddagrind. He previously went by nickname Luigi66369 and after that CryMeRiver9.

Antonius is a member of "Team Full Tilt" at Full Tilt Poker[5] having previously been a member of team of players associated with Martinspoker.com.[6]

He is also a regular in the Big Game, the high-stakes cash game at the Bellagio.

He has made appearances on the third and fourth season of GSN's High Stakes Poker. Patrik was involved, along with Sammy Farha, in the largest ever pot on High Stakes Poker. It totaled 998,800 dollars. The flop came 6♦ 3♣ 9♦, Antonius held J♥ 9♥ giving him top pair, and Farha held K♦ Q♦ giving him two over cards and a flush draw. After the betting raising and all-in were done, the two decided to run the turn and the river, not twice or three times but four times. Patrik's hand held up for three of the four times even though Farha was the mathematical favourite in the hand. Patrik collected $749,100 in that hand.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ WSOP player profile
  2. ^ Patrik Antonius. pokermusthaves.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  3. ^ Patrik Antonius. worldpokertour.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  4. ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
  5. ^ Pokernews.com: Patrik Antonius Signs with Team Full Tilt
  6. ^ Martinspoker.com: The Team

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