Patrik Antonius wins the $200,000 Invitational
Antonius captures the biggest prize of his poker career while an amateur player becomes Estonia's all-time money leader with one cash.
Proving that his induction into the Poker Hall of Fame this year was not a misstep, Patrik Antonius has just unlocked a new career milestone.
He has just taken down the $200,000 Invitational at the Triton series in Monte Carlo for $5,130,000. His biggest score out of $29,076,049 in cashes.
The event famously is half professionals, half recreational players. The amateurs invite a professional each and they play in segregated player pools until Day 2.
His heads-up opponent Vladimir Korzinin of Estonia truly is an amateur player, he got his first recorded cash last month at EPT Cyprus and now has just captured $3,470,000 for 2nd place. A result good enough to make him top Estonia's all-time money list.
“Triton is just the best poker experience you can have as a player,” Antonius said after his win. “We know how well things are taken care of. You can see how good the vibe is with the players. Everyone is in such a good mood here. We all know what Triton has done for poker.”
Elsewhere in Monte Carlo, the $125,000 Main Event has reached the final table with Jonathan Jaffe, Bryn Kenney, Punnat Punsri and Jesse Lonis all in the mix.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrik Antonius | Finland | $5,130,000 |
| 2nd | Vladimir Korzinin | Estonia | $3,470,000 |
| 3rd | Espen Jorstad | Norway | $2,255,000 |
| 4th | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | $1,867,000 |
| 5th | Mikalai Vaskaboinikau | Belarus | $1,506,000 |
| 6th | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $1,188,000 |
| 7th | Konstantin Maslak | Russia | $908,000 |
| 8th | Tan Xuan | China | $684,000 |
| 9th | Morten Klein | Norway | $510,000 |
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