Online Poker site FullTilt.com has announced an exceptional addition to its Full Tilt Poker Team as the site welcomes Patrik Antonius, an exceptional poker star and former professional tennis player. The Finnish player will join other legendary players including Andy Bloch, Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, Phil Gordon, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer and Jennifer Harman.

Antonius is the youngest poker player that has ever joined Team Full Tilt, the 27 year old player counts with an European Poker Tour title and career tournament earnings that total almost $2.7 million. Antonius is considered one of the best all-around players, whether it be large poker tournaments, live cash games, or even online poker tournaments and events.

"Patrik Antonius is a young rising star in the poker world that has shown he will be a force for decades to come. We are thrilled he has joined the team." said fellow Team Full Tilt member Howard Lederer.

Team FullTilt has achieved a very successful year in the world of professional poker tournaments and the inclusion of Antonius will only guarantee more victories for the team. The Team's great year began in January when Howard Lederer won the $100K No-Limit Hold'em event at the Aussie Millions for a first place prize of AU$ 1.25 million, followed by Erik Seidel's second place finish at the main event where in took home AU$ 1 million.  A couple of weeks after that, Phil Ivey won the World Poker Tour $10,000 No-Limit Hold 'em Championship Event at the Los Angeles Poker Classic, scoring $1.59 million in prizes. Probably the most relevant achievement is Chris Ferguson’s victory at the 200820,000 buy-in National Heads Up Poker Championship in March, Ferguson won the title as the world's best heads-up poker, claiming the title and the $500,000 first place prize.

"As everyone knows, Team Full Tilt has all the top pros in the world and I'm honored to now be a member of such a legendary team," said Patrik Antonius.

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