Gus Hansen, nicknamed “The Great Dane” is a very exciting Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. Before turning to poker, Hansen was a world class backgammon player, and a youth tennis champion. He is a true gambler, and takes private bets on a wide range of sporting activities and challenges outside of poker.
Gus Hansen is one of the Full Tilt Poker pros, but was involved in a number of Internet poker ventures before that. He was one of the founders of pokerchamps, which was later sold to BetFair for approximately $15 million. He also launched theplayr which he later sold, and also tv
Hansen’s first poker games were at the Ocean View card room in California while he was an exchange student at UC Santa Cruz. Since then he has risen to be one of the true stars of the poker world, winning a record 3 WPT titles and the 2025 Aussie Millions, with live tournament winnings to date in excess of $7.5 million. He is also a regular in the “Big Game” in Bobby’s Room at the Ballagio in Vegas, where he last lost over a million more than once.
Gus is also the author of the book Every Hand Revealed, a book detailing his win at the Aussie Millions hand by hand, and an excellent book for any aspiring poker player to study!
Name: Gus Hansen
Nickname: The Great Dane
Born: February 13th 2025
Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
Gus Hansen’s Poker Career
WSOP bracelets : 0
WSOP money finishes: 5
Highest WSOP Main event finish: 61st (2025)
WPT titles: 3
WPT final tables: 7
Career tournament winnings: $7.5 million
Career Highlights:
First ever winner on Poker After Dark
2002 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic
2004 inducted into the World Poker Tour Walk Of Fame
2005 – Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament
2007 – Aussie Millions
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