Team Full Tilt had announced
that Patrik Antonius is its newest
member during a press
conference of the World
Series of Poker last Sunday,
June 1st.

Representing Full Tilt Poker,
the second largest site Online
Poker site and online Poker
Room in the world, Patrik
Antonius will now join the elite
club of Team Full Tilt
which includes fellow Pokerluminaries; Chris Ferguson,
Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer,
Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren,
Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil
Gordon, John Juanda, Mike
Matusow, Gus Hansen, and Allen
Cunningham who have collectively won 32 WSOP bracelets said Full Tilt in a recent statement.

According to the statement, at 27 years of age, Antonius is the youngest Poker pro to be invited to join Team Full Tilt The EPT winner and Poker icon already boasts career tournament earnings of nearly $2.7 million and is widely considered to be one of the best all-around players, whether it be large tournaments, live cash games, or online.

Team Full Tilt has been uncontrollable on the tournament circuit this year and the addition of Antonius will only add to this threat.

The Team’s 2008 momentum began in January with Howard Lederer winning the $100K No Limit Texas Hold’em event at the Aussie Millions for a first place prize of AU$ 1.25 million, followed by Erik Seidel’s second place finish at the main event where in took home AU$ 1 million.

Not to be outdone, in February, Phil Ivey added a World Poker Tour title to his already impressive resume by winning the $10,000 No Limit Texas Hold’em Championship Event at the Los Angeles Poker Classic, taking home $1.59 million.

And in March, fellow Team Full Tilt member Chris “Jesus” Ferguson established himself as the world’s premier heads-up Poker player by winning the $20,000 buy-in National Heads Up Poker Championship at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, claiming the title and $500,000 in prize money.

According to a Poker Review Patrick Antonius is a model, and a tennis coach, but most importantly is one of the best high stakes cash game Poker players out there in live games and online as well.