Patrik Antonius(credit: Antonius' Official Web Site)
Patrik Antonius is one good-looking man. The former model (big surprise) and tennis player/coach has made quite a name for himself on the professional poker circuit. Only 27, the hunky hold’em player has cashed nine times at the World Series of Poker, won an EPT tournament (Baden – 2005) and finished second at the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic (2005).
So far, he’s earned over $2.6 million in tournaments alone. Antonius is also a cash game player who loves high stakes games. He’s a regular at the Bellagio’s infamous ‘big game’ and enjoys some regular heads-up competition at Full Tilt Poker. The telegenic Antonius, who has a daughter with his gorgeous fiancée Maya, also appears on GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” and NBC’s “Poker After Dark.”
Antonius, a rising star in the game, has signed on with Poker Royalty, a worldwide poker marketing firm, to bring his brand across multiple platforms including “media, sponsorship, licensing, commercial endorsements and appearances.” About the partnership, Antonius said, “Poker Royalty works with some of the biggest names in poker, creating for them the kind of opportunities no other company can provide. I am very excited about the new relationship with Poker Royalty.”
You can catch Antonius playing online at Full Tilt Poker where he's been known to take down some monster pots. Sign up at FTP today and you can earn up to $600 back in bonus cash!
In this clip, see Antonius make a bold move against Phil Ivey at the 2007 Aussie Millions: