Patrik Antonius
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Introduction | I was born on December 13, 1980 in Helsinki, Finland. When I was 13 I decided I wanted to be a professional tennis player and started to focus only on tennis. Upon graduating from Helsinki Business College (American high school equivalent), I served in the Finnish army. Right out of the Army I was ready to start playing professional tennis tournaments. But just before my first professional tournament, I suffered a terrible back injury. Luckily for me, my passion for poker was almost as strong as tennis, and now that I could not play tennis, I was going to focus on poker. In the summer of 2005, I got hot on the tournament circuit and went on a run that still puts a smile on my face. In August I won the Ladbrokes Scandinavian Poker Championships, in Stockholm, collecting $66,261. In September I got 3rd in the EPT Barcelona for $145,000. In October I won the EPT Baden for $343,000. And finally in December I took 2nd in the WPT at the Bellagio for $1,045,000. It was a very exciting time for me and my plan of moving to Las Vegas was in full effect. I have now been living in Las Vegas since January of 2006 with my beautiful fiancée Maya and our new baby girl, Mila. |