Gus Hansen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gus Hansen
Occupation	Poker Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1974(1974-02-13)
Age	50
Birthplace	Copenhagen
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Capital Region of Denmark
Horoscope	Aquarius

Gus Hansen Biography

Gus Hansen is one of the most popular and richest Poker Player who was born on February 13, 1974 in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. Gustav “Gus” Hansen (born 13 February 1974) is an Danish professional professional from Copenhagen, Denmark who has been living in Monaco since 2003. In his career in poker, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles and one WSOP bracelet as well as in 2007, the Aussie Millions main event, and was the season-one finalist of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. Before he began playing professionally at the age of 1997 Hansen had already been a world-class backgammon player as well as an amateur tennis champion.

Hansen placed in the top ten at the 2004 World Series of Poker main event. He also made the final table of an European Poker Tour (EPT) event held in Barcelona. As of 2006 Hansen played in the winning Danish team at the PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup tournament, which was won by Theo Jorgensen and Kim Christofte. Hansen is currently playing as a participant in the Professional Poker Tour and the second season of High Stakes Poker, where the winner took home the fifth biggest stake in the show’s history ($575,700) and his 5 5 beat Daniel Negreanu’s 6-6 with a score that included 9 6 5 . Hansen was in Singapore between 12 and 17 November 2006 to take part on the Betfair Asian Poker Tour. Hansen became the very first to win on the NBC program Poker After Dark, earning $120,000 after beating the field of six pros, which included Phil Hellmuth and Huck Seed. In January 2007 Hansen took home the $10,000 main event of the Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia winning over 747 other players to win the first prize of A$1,500,000. The year 2008 was the year that Lyle Stuart Kensington published Hansen’s book Every Hand Revealed (ISBN 978-0818407277) the account of his handwritten report of his winning.

In 2010, Hansen won the £10,350 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up event at the WSOPE, winning his first WSOP bracelet and £288,409, equivalent to $451,880. He also defeated Tony Bloom heads-up to win the Poker Million IX tournament, taking $1,000,000 for first prize.

Despite his ongoing success, Hansen has struggled with money problems, reportedly because of losses during live cash games. Hansen is a regular in the Big Game normally held in “Bobby’s Room” at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. He has said that his losses are not a secret and has admitted to losing a million dollars or so at a couple of games. He has lost $20.7 million on Full Tilt Poker as of March 2015.

Hansen began playing poker at the Ocean View Card Room in Santa Cruz, California, as an exchange student from UC Santa Cruz. Hansen placed in the money at 150th at the 2004 WSOP Main Event. In 2006’s Tournament of Champions, Hansen reached an appearance at the World Series of Poker final table, but lost the very first hand when he dealt Ace King against a pair of 9s. In 2007 Hansen took home the $10,000 no-limit Texas hold’em tournament, placing 61st from 6,358 competitors, winning $154,194. Hansen won $154,194 in 2008. In 2008, the player finished 16th from 6,844 players and take home a prize worth $41,816.

Gus Hansen Net Worth

Gus Hansen is one of the richest Poker Player from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gus Hansen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hansen was previously involved or in the present in various web-based business endeavors. Hansen was the founding member and house manager for the poker website PokerChamps.com that was established in 2003. In 2005, the company as well as game software were sold to British company Betfair which was acquired for more than 100 million Danish Kroner (approximately PS8.8 million/ EUR13 million or US$15,000,000). The year 2005 saw Hansen made an appearance in Texas Hold’em Poker Advanced Strategies with Gus Hansen, which is part of the Going All In instructional series of DVDs. In 2007 Hansen established a poker forums and strategy site, ThePlayr.com. Prior to the sale of his interest in the website in 2008, it was home to his blog, blog posts, and the “Gus Tracker” to track his poker game around the world along with other poker information, videos and news. Hansen joined the poker scene in 2008 Hansen was a part of the commentator team for the World Series of Backgammon, the high- stakes backgammon tournament telecast on which was broadcast across Eurosport all across Europe. On February 9, 2009 Hansen began the launch of GusHansenTV which was branded as a no-cost poker channel streaming on the internet.

Hansen was named as one among People Magazine’s 50 Sexiest men in 2004.

Hansen was the first player to win three World Poker Tour (WPT) open tournaments. He also won the first WPT Bad Boys of Poker invitational event. In 2004, he was inducted into the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame, along with Doyle Brunson and James Garner. On 27 April 2008, Hansen came in second to David Chiu at the Season 6 WPT Championship, earning $1,714,800. In September 2006, Hansen won the inaugural EPM event, The London All Star Challenge, beating Marc Goodwin to take home the title and a cheque for £53,600 ($US102,000). Hansen won the inaugural $400,000 Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament, winning the $1,000,000 first prize in a one-table event featuring some of the best-known players. He did not appear in the second series, and lost to Antonio Esfandiari in the semifinals in the third series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gus Hansen Dating?

According to our records, Gus Hansen is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Gus Hansen’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Gus Ranked on the list of most popular Poker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Gus Hansen celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.

Top Facts about Gus Hansen

1. Gus Hansen is a Danish professional poker player.
2. He has won over $10 million in live tournament earnings.
3. Hansen has three World Poker Tour titles to his name.
4. He was the first player to win three WPT events.
5. Hansen is known for his aggressive playing style.
6. He has also had success in online poker, winning millions.
7. Hansen has written a book on poker strategy called “Every Hand Revealed.”
8. He was once considered one of the best players in the world.
9. However, he has struggled with losses and bankruptcy in recent years.
10. Despite this, he remains a popular figure in the poker community.

Did Gus Hansen lose all his money?

According to the player himself, he ended up losing several million dollars playing high-rollers’ games in “Bobby’s Room” in Bellagio. He recorded even bigger losses whilst playing online poker at Full Tilt Poker. Although he’s decided to keep it quiet, it’s estimated that his online losses are almost $6M.

How old is Gus Hansen?

48 years (February 13, 1974)

What does Gus Hansen do now?

He started playing small tournaments and is now, once again, able to finance his life by playing poker. He currently lives in Monaco in the south of Europe and travels around the world playing poker. But he is looking for a new home in Denmark. In October of 2020, Gus and his girlfriend Malan had a child.

Who is the richest poker player?

1. Dan Bilzerian – $200 Million. …
2. Phil Ivey – $125 Million. …
3. Sam Farha – $100 million. …
4. Chris Ferguson – $80 million. …
5. Doyle Brunson – $75 million. …
6. Bryn Kenney – $56 million. …
7. Daniel Negreanu – $50 million. …
8. Justin Bonomo – $49 million.

How rich is Phil Hellmuth?

He holds the record for most World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets won. He is also known for clinching the 1989 and 2012 WSOP Main Event. As of 2022, Phil Hellmuth has an estimated net worth of $20 million. Phil Hellmuth was born on July 16, 1964.