Juha Helppi

Name: Juha Helppi
Nickname: peasent
Current Residence: Helsinki, Finland
Birth Date: March 4, 1977
Birth Place: Turku, Finland

Ready. Aim. Fire. That's how Juha Helppi approaches a poker tournament, and if you're sitting at his table, you don't want to be caught in his crosshairs.

The same method applies away from the table as well. Helppi was the captain of a Finnish national paintball champion team, making his aim deadly on and off the felt.

Perhaps Helppi is just a natural sportsman. Born in 1977 in Turku, Finland, he was also a good soccer player while... Read More >>

Trivia

Former casino dealer
Won the 2002 WPT UltimateBet Poker Classic
Winner of InterPoker.com’s first Extreme Poker Challenge

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
2009 WSOP, Event 56 - $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	82nd	$9,159
2009 WSOP, Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout	47th	$4,356
EPT Season 5, EPT Prague	48th	€8,300
WPT Season 6, WPT Spanish Championship	11th	€20,150
2007 WSOP, Event 38, No-Limit Hold'em	236th	$3,223
2007 WSOP, Event 35, No-Limit Hold'em	174th	$3,640
2006 WSOP, Event 34, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys	2nd	$331,144
2006 WSOP, Event 26A, Pot-Limit Omaha	20th	$3,583
2006 WSOP, Event 17, No-Limit Hold'em	197th	$2,368
WPT Season 4, Grand Prix de Paris	2nd	€254,830
2005 WSOP, Event 25, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	30th	$3,910
2004 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	167th	$15,000
WPT Specials, WPT Battle of Champions	4th	$20,000
WPT Season 1, Aruba Poker Classic	1st	$50,000
2003 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em	4th	$45,420
2003 WSOP, Event 2, Limit Hold'em	13th	$7,840