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Ramzi Jelassi Wins Helsinki Midnight Sun Event

Swedish Poker Pro Takes Down €116,000 in Finland

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Ramzi Jelassi wins Helsinki Midnight Sun eventRamzi Jelassi of Sweden has won the Helsinki Midnight Sun tournament in Finland topping the field of 139 players in the €2,850 buy in event to take home €116,000 in prize money.

The former European Poker Tour winner said of his victory, “I have played the Midnight Sun and Helsinki Freezeout quite a few times now and being part Finnish I just wanted to go home with the Gnome this time. It cost me some money but it’s like winning a WSOP bracelet in this part of the world so it was very important to me”

The final table payouts were:

1. Ramzi Jelassi — €116,000
2. Mika Haarala — €93,000

3. Pasi Sormunen — €54,669

4. Ilja Savolainen — €36,842

5. Markus Ristola — €25,740

6. Aki Laitila — €18,619

7. Samuli Sipilä — €12,677
8. Johan Palokangas — €9,508

9. Minna Ritakorpi — €7,527