WPT Amsterdam - The Secrets of Juha Helppi WPT Champions Club member Juha Helppi won his World Poker Tour title on Aruba back in 2002, and he's been a staple on the circuit. 5 years ago 3,705 BestPokerVids, Published 5 years ago. Juha Helppi was born on March 4, 1977, in the town of Turku, Finland. He was a typical competitive child, playing soccer well into his teenage years while he completed his schooling. He also found an intellectual challenge in Magic: The Gathering, a card game that yields competition from all around the world.
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| Juha Helppi | |
|---|---|
Juha Helppi at the 2007 World Series of Poker. | |
| Nickname(s) | Peasant |
| Residence | Helsinki, Finland |
| Born | 4 March 1977 (age 35) |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 13 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 86th, 2010 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 2(+1) |
| Money finish(es) | 6(+1) |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 2 |
Juha Helppi (born 4 March 1977) is a Finnish professional poker player from Helsinki.
Career
Juha was originally a poker dealer, but 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. He has since made two other WPT final tables, with a 4th place finish in the Season 1 Battle of Champions and a 2nd place finish to England's Roland De Wolfe in the Grand Prix de Paris 2005 event. In addition he had a 10th place finish in the Season 3 Championship event.
He has also finished in the money of five World Series of Poker events, and his career winnings to date amount to over $2,420,000.
In November 2005, Helppi faced Phil Laak and Kenna James in the first ever underwater poker tournament and was awarded the Caribbean Poker Classic Extreme Poker bracelet.
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As the winner of InterPoker's first extreme poker tournament, he earned the right to choose the next year's location. He chose to play it in Kemi on the frozen Gulf of Bothnia. He finished second, losing to former WSOP champion Robert Varkonyi.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $3,000,000. His 13 cashes at the WSOP account for $511,949 of those winnings.[1]
Helppi is a high level paintball player and the captain of the Finnish national paintball champions 1997,2003,2007 and 2008. When younger, he played Magic: The Gathering successfully for several years.
On March 4 2007, his 30th birthday, 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.
Juha is rumored to be the online highstakes player 'Lokoisback'.
References
- ^World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com
External links
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| Tony Dunst | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | bond18 |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Born | October 17, 1984 (age 36) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Final table(s) | 5 |
| Money finish(es) | 40 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 50th, 2010 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | 1 |
| Final table(s) | 6 |
| Money finish(es) | 14 |
| Information accurate as of 22 July 2020. | |
George Tony Dunst (born October 17, 1984) is an American professional poker player and a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.
Poker career[edit]
Dunst was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied theater at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He worked as a waiter before turning to poker and spent time living in Australia, China, and Malaysia before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] He began playing online poker in 2003 after watching the 2002 WSOP on television.[2] Playing under the name 'Bond18,' he has amassed more than $1.8 million in online tournament winnings.[3]
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Dunst first played in the WSOP in 2006, finishing in 198th place in the Main Event. His first bracelet came in 2016, when he defeated a field of 2,452 players in a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event and earned $339,000.[4] He won his second bracelet in July 2020 at the WSOP Online in a $777 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed event.[5] Overall, Dunst has $1.2 million in career WSOP earnings.
His biggest live tournament cash came at the Aussie Millions Main Event in January 2016. Dunst nearly didn't play the tournament after losing a $5,000 chip while waiting in line to register, but fellow poker player Mike McDonald offered to pay his buy-in for him.[6] Dunst eventually finished runner-up in the tournament to Ari Engel, earning A$1,000,000 ($700,000 US).
World Poker Tour[edit]
In 2010, Dunst became host of the Raw Deal segment on World Poker Tour broadcasts, offering analysis of hands played at each final table.[7] He won the season 12 WPT Caribbean event in November 2013. Dunst has made a further five WPT final tables, including three times in the WPT Championship, finishing runner-up to Ole Schemion in 2019. Dunst replaced Mike Sexton as a WPT commentator alongside Vince Van Patten in 2017.[8]
As of 2019, Dunst has more than $3.8 million in live tournament winnings.
World Series of Poker bracelets[edit]
Juha Helppi
| Year | Tournament | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | $339,254 |
| 2020 O | $777 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed | $168,342 |
An 'O' following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online
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References[edit]
- ^Green, Shawn Patrick (June 1, 2008). 'Online Poker: Interview with Tony 'Bond18' Dunst'. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^Jaudon, Gaelle (March 6, 2018). 'Interview: Tony Dunst from online poker to the voice of WPT'. SoMuchPoker.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^'Bond18 profile'. PocketFives.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^Derbyshire, Marty (July 10, 2016). 'World Poker Tour Analyst Tony Dunst Wins First WSOP Bracelet'. PokerNews.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^Barnes, Jim (July 22, 2020). 'Poker commentator claims 2nd WSOP bracelet'. Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^Fast, Erik (September 28, 2016). 'A Poker Life: Tony Dunst'. CardPlayer.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^Cypra, Dan (October 4, 2010). 'Tony Dunst (Bond18) Joins WPT Broadcast Team as Raw Deal Host'. PokerNewsDaily.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^Clark, Matthew (September 29, 2017). 'Tony Dunst Moves Into The WPT Booth With Style'. USPoker.com. Retrieved July 22, 2020.