Jani Sointula

Infobox poker player

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firstname=Jani
lastname=Sointula
nickname="Hellraiser"
|caption=Jani Sointula in the William Hill Poker Grand Prix
hometown=Helsinki, Finland
wsop bracelet count="None"
wsop money finishes=2
wsop main event best finish rank=198th
wsop main event best finish year=2005
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=1
ept titles="None"
ept final tables="None"
ept money finishes=1

Jani Sointula (born 1975?) is a Finnish professional poker player from Helsinki.

In November 2004, he won the Monte Carlo Millions, defeating fellow countryman Juha Helppi in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the $400,000 first prize. The final table also featured Phil Ivey, who finished 3rd and went on to win the event the following year.

In March 2005, Sointula finished on the final table bubble of the first European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final. He also finished in the money of the 2005 World Series of Poker $10,000 no limit hold'em main event.

In June 2006, Sointula made his first World Poker Tour (WPT) final table at the fifth season Grand Prix de Paris event, finishing runner-up when his cards|A♥|5♦ lost to Christian Grundtvig's cards|6♥|6♦.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000. [ [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=3135 Hendon Mob Database Results] ]

Sointula's online poker handle is 'Hellraiser'.

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