▁. ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁W PT ▁Five ▁Diam ond ▁World ▁P oker ▁Classic ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁winning ▁$ 1 , 0 4 6 , 4 7 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁placed ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 3 - player ▁ 8 - hand ed ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁H . O . R . S . E . ▁event , ▁taking ▁home ▁$ 2 0 5 , 9 2 0 , ▁his ▁biggest ▁c ash ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁World ▁Series ▁of ▁P oker , ▁Anton ius ▁entered ▁numerous ▁tournament s ▁but ▁he ▁only ▁c ashed ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Championship ▁of ▁Pot ▁Lim it ▁O ma ha ▁event , ▁placing ▁third ▁and ▁winning ▁$ 3 1 1 , 3 9 4 , ▁making ▁that ▁his ▁nin th ▁W S OP ▁c ash ▁and ▁increasing ▁his ▁W S OP ▁ear nings ▁to ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 5 6 9 , 9 6 4 . ▁Anton ius ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁three ▁times ▁on ▁N BC ' s ▁P oker ▁After ▁Dark . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁appearance , ▁he ▁finished ▁as ▁runner ▁up , ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁fellow ▁pok er ▁professional ▁Jenn ifer ▁Har man , ▁but ▁his ▁next ▁attempt ▁saw ▁him ▁defeat ▁Brad ▁Bo oth ▁in ▁heads - up ▁play ▁to ▁take ▁the