Patrik Antonius

Name: Patrik Antonius
Nickname: I_Knockout_U, Finddagrind, try_hrdr_fish_Luigi66369
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev. & Monte Carlo, Monaco
Birth Date: December 13, 1980
Birth Place: Vantaa, Finland
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker

Recognized as one of the hottest young players on the poker circuit - and not just for his poker skills - Patrik Antonius sets tongues wagging wherever he goes.

His undeniable talent at the green felt combined with an enormous bankroll and millions in poker winnings would be enough to make any grown man weep. Combine this with a strong resemblance to Brad Pitt, a gorgeous Israeli fiancée, and a beautiful baby girl, and you've got trouble...

Trivia

Has an ongoing friendly rivalry with poker buddy Gus Hansen
Grew up with one sister
Wore a bathrobe to a WPT event after losing a bet to Roland De Wolfe about whether Bellagio’s orange juice was fresh squeezed
Has lost $400K in one night of online play
Is close friends with Noah Boeken and Roland De Wolfe
Is a heath nut – works out and takes vitamins daily
Taught himself to play Texas Hold'em
Was a model before taking up poker
Has a daughter, Mila
Is said to have a $10 million bankroll

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2008 WSOP, Event 4, Mixed Hold'em	27th	$12,483
2008 WSOP, Event 1, World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em	7th	$124,080
2007 WSOPE, Event 3, No-Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event	29th	£27,150
2007 WSOP, Event 50, World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha	3rd	$311,394
WPT Season 5, WPT World Championship	52nd	$46,410
2007 Special, Aussie Millions	13th	$90,000
2006 WSOP, Event 34, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	70th	$4,095
2006 WSOP, Event 32, Pot-Limit Hold'em	36th	$3,553
2006 WSOP, Event 20, H.O.R.S.E.	9th	$205,920
2006 WSOP, Event 16, Pot-Limit Omaha	15th	$20,492
2006 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed, 6/table	81st	$3,790
WPT Season 4, Bellagio Five Diamond	2nd	$1,046,470
EPT Season 2, EPT Baden Classic	1st	€218,990
EPT Season 2, Barcelona Open	3rd	€117,000
2005 WSOP, Event 31, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, Short-Handed...	39th	$6,790
2005 WSOP, Event 13, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	27th	$10,950
2005 WSOP, Event 11, $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em	40th	$2,980

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Player Statistics

Cashes	17
Total Winnings	$2,252,547
First Place Finishes	1
WSOP Bracelets	0

Player Analysis of Patrik Antonius

Description

Patrik is one of the biggest winners in the history of online poker. I played with Patrik when he was learning to play mixed games. He barely knew how to play anything but Hold’em or PLO, but amazingly had enough betting and reading skills to win at his bad games. His technical deficiencies showed more in a full game, but Patrik realized this and was usually careful to stick to short-handed play.

Patrik is only the second player I have seen who was able to win in mixed games at the highest levels with hardly ever having played a few of the games. Phil Ivey is the other.

Best Game

Any short-handed game, but especially Hold’em and PLO

Weakness

Still needs to show more patience in full games

Patrik Antonius's Score

7.6/10

Agressiveness 9
Looseness 9
Limit 7
No-Limit 8
Side Games 8
Steam Control 5
Against Strong Players 7
Tournaments 7
Short-Handed 9
Against Weak Players 7

Amusing Anecdote

I was heading to the Las Vegas airport to fly back to Los Angeles a few days after I had met Patrik and his friend Roland De Wolfe. Roland told me they were taking a limo to L.A. and asked if I would join them. They wanted to talk about the upcoming Professional Poker League as well as other poker topics.

I felt like it would be a nice gesture on my part to travel with them, since I assumed this was their first trip to the West Coast. A limo to L.A. costs around $700, but it is free if you are a high-limit casino player. They had arranged to take a Bellagio limo with a very pleasant driver who was a Seven-Card Stud player.

Half way to L.A., the driver stopped at a Greek restaurant and Patrik gave him his tip for the trip. Patrik handed the driver a wad of money, and although he didn’t ask me to pay my share, I insisted. Patrik told me he had given the driver $1,900, which seemed like an absurd tip, but I gave Patrik $700 for my share. I assumed Patrik was unfamiliar with American money and tipping amounts, which I had seen before with foreigners.

Being helpful, I told them that $1,900 was a lot to give the limo driver. Roland told me that the limo cost $1700 and they had only tipped $200. I could have gotten the limo comped if they had told me. I now realized that the driver had been under-tipped, so I gave him $300 more when we got to my house.

Patrik is actually a big tipper, but he was also surprised that Roland hadn’t checked with him so he could get the limo comped.

Analysis brought to you by Barry Greenstein