Juha Helppi

Juha Helppi (born 4 March 1977) is a Finnish professional poker player from Helsinki.

He made a name for himself in the first World Poker Tour (WPT) event in Aruba, where he eliminated Kathy Liebert on the way to defeating professional player Phil Gordon in a heads-up challenge match.

[8] In March 2007, Helppi won the inaugural Premier League Poker title, defeating some of the all-time greats along the way, such as Phil Hellmuth and Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott.

Helppi defeated German pro and two-time WSOP Bracelet winner Eddy Scharf In heads-up play to win the title.

[9] As the winner of InterPoker's first extreme poker tournament, he earned the right to choose the next year's location.