Gus Hansen Poker Stats
Gus Hansen Poker Profile Gus Hansen is the poker world’s answer to billionaire Richard Branson or the guy from the Dos Equis beer commercials because he has done it all and seen it all. The Copenhagen, Denmark native has been a youth tennis champion, world-class backgammon player, and one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men. World Poker Rank offers the most complete and accurate database of live poker tournament event results from casinos and poker rooms throughout the world to present the best rankings system and statistics of every poker player in the world who has placed in any poker tournament from 1970 to the present. Gus Hansen Net Worth and Winnings. According to the latest figures from the Hendon Mob Poker Database, Gus Hansen winnings are estimated at about US$10,258,052. His best live cash win is US$1,714,800. These numbers put Gus Hansen worth in 2nd place on Denmark’s All Time Money List. Hansen’s current rank in the All Time Money List is 44th.
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Gus Hansen is the poker world’s answer to billionaire Richard Branson or the guy from the Dos Equis beer commercials because he has done it all and seen it all. The Copenhagen, Denmark native has been a youth tennis champion, world-class backgammon player, and one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men. Oh yea….and he also happens to be a pretty good poker player too.
Backgammon Brilliance
Like several other prominent poker players, Gus Hansen got his start in gaming through backgammon. “The Great Dane” actually rose to become one of the top backgammon players in all of Denmark. Unfortunately, there is not much of a financial future in Danish backgammon, so he traveled to America and put his stake in Santa Cruz, California.
While an exchange student at UC Santa Cruz, Hansen began frequenting the Ocean View Card Room. It was during these trips to Ocean View that he learned how poker games worked and developed his own unique playing style. The aggressive, unpredictable style that he patterned in these early poker sessions would later characterize Hansen’s play.
History in the Making
After a short stint back home in Denmark for mandatory military service, Gus Hansen moved back to the United States so he could continue his gambling career. The Great Dane settled down in New York City, and made a living by playing backgammon, gin rummy and poker. After being a regular in the New York cash game scene, he decided to try his hand in a major Las Vegas poker tournament.
Competing against a 146-player field in the 2002 Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Hansen won the tourney along with $556,460. A few months later, he would go on to capture the 2003 L.A. Poker Classic Main Event ($532,490), which gave him two WPT titles in a very short span. He later made history by winning the 2004 WPT Caribbean Adventure along with a $455,780 prize. Not even two years into his live tournament career, Gus Hansen had already become the first person ever to win three WPT titles.
Highs and Lows
Following his milestone achievement, Gus Hanson would continue to be a force in the poker tournament world after winning the 2005 Poker SuperStars Invitational ($1 million), and finishing third in the 2005 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star ($320k). He also managed to conquer the 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event, which earned him another $1,192,919.
But as good as he was on the tournament felt, Hansen’s overly-aggressive style did not transition well onto the high stakes cash game tables. During the late-2000’s, the 38-year-old would lose millions of dollars in both live and online high stakes games. At one point, online tracking statistics showed that Hansen had lost over $5 million. Luckily, he has managed to turn things around following a $2.5 million profit in 2011, which was more than any other online cash player.
Notable Accomplishments
– On the strength of numerous excellent tournament finishes, Gus Hansen has earned $10,210,072in live tourney cashes, which ranks him 15th all-time.
– Along with fellow poker pros Tony G and Erik Sagstrom, Gus Hansen launched an online poker site called PokerChamps.com. The trio would go on to sell the site to Betfair for $15 million.
– The Great Dane has one gold bracelet, which came after he won the 2010 WSOPE £10,350 High Roller Heads-Uptournament.
– In 2004, Gus Hansen was named one of People Magazine’s 50 Sexiest Men.
– Hansen released a popular poker book in 2007, which is called Every Hand Revealed. The book dissects his thought process during hands from his 2007 Aussie Millions Main Event victory.
– 2008 saw Hansen go back to his backgammon roots when he joined the World Series of Backgammon commentary team.
Nickname:
AKA
Birthday:
1975
Origin:
Copenhagen, Denmark
aka The Great Dane
Gus Hansen Poker Stats Scoring
hometownCopenhagen, Denmark
birth date13 February 1974
Poker Facts
Gus Hansen Poker Stats List
WSOP Bracelets
1
WSOP Money Finishes
8
Highest ITM Main Event Finish
61stin 2007
WPT Final Tables
1
WPT Money Finishes
2
Gus Hansen Poker
Gus Hansen was voted one of 'People' magazine's 50 sexiest men in 2004
Born Gustav Jacobsen, Danish poker pro Gus Hansen has won three World Poker Tour titles, the first season of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, and the 2007 Aussie Millions main event which saw him take home his biggest ever prize - a staggering $1.2 million.
Before turning his hand to poker, Gus Hansen was a youth tennis champion and a world class backgammon player. By 1998 Hansen found himself playing more poker than backgammon, and by 2002 had developed a loose, aggressive style that, both in terms of money and recognition, paid off immediately.
'The Great Dane' now lives in Monaco but grew up in Denmark. Hansen always played a lot of sport, and he still likes to spend any spare time he has on the golf course, the squash court, the tennis court, or in the gym; believing his physical fitness and stamina to be a crucial part of his success as a poker player. Hansen has been known to take private bets on various personal athletic challenges - such as the boxing match against fellow poker pro The Jorgensen.