Patrik Antonius, the Finnish pokerpro, is doing great at the moment on Full Tilt's high stake tables. Only this year he has already won over $3,000,000 from playing poker online. How much money he has made from live cash games and tournaments we can only speculate in.
Patrik Antonius was the most successful Finnish poker pro during 2008, and also got a sponsor contract with Full Tilt that year. But it seems like Antonius has no plans on slowing down as he continue playing he's very best poker on the highest limits online and live, and also in the most prestige full and expensive tournaments.
This year has been amazing for Patrik Antonius with already over $3 million in winnings and he is now also in the lead in the "durrrr challenge" after 11,000 hands. If Patrik Antonius wins the "durrrr challenge" he will take home another $1,5 million dollars.
How did Patrik Antonius become famous?
Patrik Antonius started off his poker career on internet under the nicknames "- Antonius-", "Luigi66369", "I_Knockout_U" and he was a feared poker player that got a lot of respect no matter which poker site he played on. And it was not for nothing he was feared and got this respect. He was basically killing the game on the highest limits and he was never afraid to take on the best poker players and to put in all his money on a bluff, just to show them who the king is.