Patrik Antonius [2024 Update]: Career, Controversy & Net Worth

Poker is a game of odds, moves, and calculations, but more importantly, it is all about how well you can exploit emotions. And one such player who knows his way around the table is Patrik Antonius.

Anyone familiar with professional poker is already acquainted with the name Patrik.

Patrik Antonius is a professional Finnish poker player who takes part in high-stakes poker games.

Patrik originally did not set out to make poker his professional career. He was a professional tennis player and coach.

Patrik has even tried his hand in modeling and was a model in Finland.

Antonius has been mentored by the great Marcel Luske from Luske’s ‘Circle of Outlaws.’ Jennifer Harnan herself later advised him.

In this article, you will find everything that there is to know about Patrik Antonius.

Quick Facts

Here are some quick facts just in case you did not know about the talented Patrik Antonius.

Full name	Patrik Antonius
Date of birth	13th of December in 1980
Age	43 Years Old
Birthplace	Helsinki of Finland
Religion	Christian
Nationality	Finnish
Ethnicity	Mixed
Education	Not Available
Father’s name	Not Available
Mother’s name	Not Available
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Height	5 feet 7 inches
Weight	65 kg
Spouse	Maya Geller
Children	Two daughters
Body Measurement	Not Available
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Net Worth	$32 million
Siblings	Not Available
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Profession	Professional poker player
Current status	Active
Nickname	Pat
Salary	Not Available
Social Media	Twitter, Instagram
Debut year	2003 AD
Merch	Claytec Poker Chip Set
Last Update	April, 2024

Patrik Antonius: Early Life

Patrik was born on 13th December of 1980. He was born and raised in Helsinki of Finland.

His father’s and mother’s name are not available. Neither has any information about their whereabouts.

Patrik grew up in a simple family, his father was a bakery truck driver, and his mom worked in the kindergarten.

Patrik is a single child and has no siblings. This meant that all his parent’s nurture and attention was focused on him growing up.

Patrik has not revealed much about his childhood and prefers privacy. This is because he wants to keep them out of the media limelight.

There is no information about which high school Patrik went to.

In his high school days, Patrik was very athletic and invested in multiple sports.

He aspired to be a tennis player one day and was on the tennis team of his school.

Patrik started playing tennis at the age of fourteen. He was also interested in watching poker shows back then.

With his determination, Patrik became a tennis player. But due to a back injury, Patrik was unable to continue in his career.

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Patrik Antonius: Personal Life

Patrik is a Finnish citizen. In addition, when it comes to religious belief, he is of the Christian faith and has mixed ethnicity.

Being born in December, Patrik is a Sagittarius, a fire sign, and they are known to be very impulsive.

Sagittarius people have traits such as being determined, loyal, passionate, intuitive, and kind.

Patrik is the perfect example of Sagittarius when it comes to their humble side since he is always so nice to his fans.

Patrik has quite the career before starting poker. He was a model in Vantaa of Finland for a brief amount of time.

Patrik loves to do outdoor activities, and one of his favorites is skiing.

He loves to embrace nature as a part of his own, eventually escaping into it whenever he can.

Patrik is also a dog lover and has a French bulldog. Unfortunately, the bulldog passed away recently after living for 13 years which deeply saddened the player.

Married Life

As an attractive model, Patrik had grabbed the attention of many females. But Patrik has had his heart set out for someone already.

Patrik is married to Maya Geller but the couple dated for several years before tying the knot.

However, there is no information about the exact date of their marriage.

The couple is blessed with two children. Both of them are daughters.

Maya is currently a homemaker and focuses all her care on her children.

Before this, Maya used to have a job, but she quit it in order to raise her daughters.

Maya is a supportive wife and fully trusts her husband’s skills.

Poker is always not a safe bet, and people tend to lose a lot of money in just one bet.

But Maya, whether Patrik loses or wins, has stood beside him.

The couple seems to be happily married. There have been no rumors of cheating or conflict of any sort till now.

Patrik loves spending time with children. They are often seen taking vacations at the skiing resort.

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Patrik Antonius: Professional Career

Patrik made a name for himself in the poker circuit by landing on the final table at the European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour in 2004.

Then at the European Poker Tour of the same year in Barcelona, he landed third place.

In October of 2005, he won the EPT at the Baden Bei Wien, taking over 200 thousand euros home.

At the WPT Five Diamond Poker Series Classic held in Nevada of Las Vegas, Patrick finished second and won more than one million dollars.

His biggest win was in 2006 at the World Series of Poker with more than two hundred thousand dollars.

In 2007 Patrik again entered the World Series of Poker, where he only cashed out the World Championship Pot of Omaha and won more than three hundred thousand dollars.

Patrik has also made three appearances at NBC’s show called Poker After Dark.

In his first appearance, he was defeated by Jennifer Harnan, but he learned his lesson and won the second time against Brad Booth.

Then in 2009, he was not able to participate in the World Series of Poker due to capacity field.

Similarly, in 2013, Patrik won the Aussie Millions Main Events, cashed in more than six hundred thousand dollars.

Patrik is a heads-up specialist. He also plays high stake online games.

Patrik Antonius: Controversy

Antonius has not found himself in many controversies in his career of over a decade. But he found himself amidst the Full Tilt controversy.

Full Tilt Poker is an Irish online poker room that was started in 2004. In 2011, people were accused of stealing people’s money.

Patrik had been associated with Full Tilt for a long time, so he also received backlash from the users.

But Patrik clarified by saying he had nothing to do with the management team of Full tilt.

He had a marketing contract with Full Tilt. He did not reveal if he had equity in the site or not.

But if Full tilt close, he said that he would be one of the biggest losers.

Full Tilt was rumored to shut down almost a decade ago. Patrik said that he would not directly lose money because of the shutting down of Full tilt, but players in the Full tilt owed him money.

And if the company is unable to repay the player, he would lose millions too.