Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen
Hansen at the 2016 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic
Nickname(s)The Great Dane
ResidenceMonaco
BornGustav Jacobsen
(1974-02-13) 13 February 1974 (age 50)
Denmark
Playing styleUltra-Loose Aggressive
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s)1[1]
Money
finish(es)		9
Highest ITM
Main Event
finish		61st, 2007
World Poker Tour
Title(s)3
Final table(s)7
Money
finish(es)		9[2]
European Poker Tour
Final table(s)1
Money
finish(es)		3
Information last updated on 25 August
2017

Gustav Hansen (born 13 February 1974) is a Danish professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has lived in Monaco since 2003.[3] In his poker career, Hansen has won three World Poker Tour open titles, one WSOP bracelet and the 2007 Aussie Millions main event, and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. Before turning to playing poker professionally in 1997, Hansen was already a world class backgammon player and a youth tennis champion.[4]

  1. ^ "Gus Hansen". WSOP.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Gus Hansen - World Poker Tour". www.worldpokertour.com.
  3. ^ "Gus Hansen on Monaco Cash Games and Jungleman". PokerNews.com. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ Collson, Brett (18 November 2011). "The Nightly Turbo: Gus Hansen Eyes Racketlon Title, Germany Wins Nations Cup, & More". PokerNews. Retrieved 12 January 2016.