Finnish Poker Giants & Online Gaming Boom
When it comes to poker, Finland has produced many of the finest online players in the game’s history.
Patrik Antonius Biography
Patrik Antonius has definitely proved himself as one of the best all-round poker players in the world, and is one of the youngest of the well-established poker pros.
Forced to abandon his promising tennis career at the age of 15 due to a recurring back injury, Antonius turned his attention to poker, and after initially losing his first few buy-ins at the local casino, Antonius began to take the game more seriously, and started to steadily win, focusing on improving his game.
Antonius began playing online in 2003, growing his bankroll from $200 to $20,000 in a matter of weeks. Earlier in his career Antonius played under several usernames designed to put others on tilt if they lost to him, such as ‘I_knockout_U’ and ‘try_hrdr_fish’, before becoming a member of Team Full Tilt and playing under his real name.
Antonius is known for having played the largest pot ever recorded in online poker: he won $1,356,946 in a pot-limit Omaha heads up pot with the user ‘Isildur1’, later revealed to be Swedish pro Viktor Blom. Live Game Antonius has also proven himself to be a good tournament player as well, finishing 2nd in the 2005 WPT main event for $1,046,470 in what proved to be a break-out event for him.
Antonius has continued this success throughout his career, with live tournament winnings exceeding $4,000,000. One accolade still eluding him is a World Series of Poker bracelet, with two final tables his best, though at 32 he still has more than enough time.
Antonius has been a regular on television poker shows Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker, helping build his reputation as one of the game’s best and most recognisable players. He holds the honour of having played in the largest pot on High Stakes Poker, winning $749,100 from a pot of $998,800 after the turn and the river were run 4 times.
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Patrik Antonius checks full house to river vs Tony GPatrik Antonius flops the nuts vs Tony G and slow-plays his boat. Tony G takes the bait and ends up tilted.
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Patrik Antonius on Playing Aggro PlayersPatrik Antonius for IveyLeague on how to play against aggressive opponents.
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Phil Ivey vs Patrik Antonius $800k Pot - Ivey League AnalysisPatrik and Phil talk about a huge $800k cash hand played live between the pair.
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Isildur1 vs. Patrik Antonius - Largest online cash pot ever $1.35 MilBiggest online pot ever between Isildur1 and PA
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Phil Ivey VS Patrik Antonius - Battle of the full housesIvey and Antonius battle on the FTP Million dollar cash game.
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Patrik Antonius - Sick Call vs. Eric LindgrenGutsy call from Patrik Antonius here vs. Lindgren on this scary board.
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Antonius poker bluff on Phil IveyAntonius poker bluff on Phil Ivey
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Durrrr making a horrible call vs Patrik AntoniusTom "Durrrr" Dwan makes a bad call against Patrik... Poker after dark
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Patrik Antonius Queen High Call - Best River CallsThis man has the guts to call Queen High..
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David Oppenheim tries to triple-barrel bluff Patrick AntoniusPoker After Dark Season 7 - Episode 71 - Big hand between Oppenheim and Antonius.
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