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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Poker Hands - Tom Dwan Stunned by Antonius!Online legend Tom "Durrrr" Dwan thinks he's in the driver's seat the whole way in this hand against Patrik Antonius on Full Tilt's...
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The Biggest Online Cash Hands Ever!A collection of some of the biggest cash hands ever played online! Including action from Victor 'Isidur1' Blom, Dan 'Jungleman12' ...
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Cristiano Ronaldo plays a $3000 pot with Patrik AntoniusBig online pot between football superstar Christiano Ronaldo and poker pro Patrik Antonius
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Cristiano Ronaldo online poker vs Patrik Antonius - $10k potRonaldo plays a hand against Finnish pro Patrik Antonius.
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Patrick Antonius vs Ryan Reiss - EPT Barcelona 2015The handsome Finnish poker legend Patrik Antonius clashes with Ryan Riess at the EPT 2015 Barcelona feature table.
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Tom Dwan Strange Play vs Patrik AntoniusTom 'durrrr' Dwan makes a strange play in a hand against Patrik Antonius
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High Stakes Action - David Oppenheim on FireDavid Oppenheim on fire on the high stakes cash game, playing against Patrik Antonius, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan, Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra...
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Patrik Antonius Trapping Brian TownsendPatrik Antonius flops huge and proceeds to trap Brian Townsend
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