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Gustav Hansen (born February 13, 1974 outside Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco. In his poker career Hansen has won a record three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. Gus Hansen and online poker. Although Gus Hansen started his career on the live tournament scene, it wasn’t long before he picked up the online bug. He was drawn to the high stakes that used to run around the clock on Full Tilt Poker back in the day and became one of the regulars at virtual tables. Sponsor: WPT Career Stats. All Tours Alpha8 Main Tour National Events Regional Events Special Events WPT500 WPTDeepStacks All Seasons Season 2021-2022 Season 2019-2021 Season 2018-2019 Season 2017-2018 Season 2016-2017 Season 2015-2016 Season 2014-2015 Season 2013-2014 Season 2012-2013 Season 2011-2012 Season 2010-2011 Season 2009-2010. Gus Hanson, or Gustavo Jacobsen as he was first known, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, back in 1974. As with so many poker stars on the circuit today, Hanson’s first gambling exploits came through playing Backgammon. Gus Hansen is also a proud member of Full Tilt Poker's team of professional players. Television and media are also well known to Hansen as he appeared in The Professional Poker Tour and the second season of High Stakes Poker, where he won one of the biggest pots of all shows, grabbing $575,700.

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Gustav Hansen, who is better yet known as Gus Hansen, was born on February 13, 1974 outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also known as 'The Great Dane' and he currently resides in Monaco.

Hansen holds a record of winning three World Poker Tour (WPT) championships. He has also won the Aussie Millions in 2007 main event and was the winner of the PokerStars Invitational Tournament in its first season.

Before becoming a successful and professional poker player in 1997, Hansen was a world-class backgammon player and also a youth tennis champion. Hansen always loved sports and he showed that not only by his tennis victories, but also by successfully competing in several other indoor and outdoor sports.

In the year 2000 he moved to New York City and tried his luck as a professional backgammon player, but he didn't continue and preferred concentrating on poker.

Hansen started his poker career in 1993 at the Ocean View Card Room in Santa Cruz, California, where he played his first poker game while being an exchange student who attended the University of California. He is known as an extremely loose and aggressive player and has a reputation for raising or bluffing with almost anything. This makes the play against Hansen very difficult, and his opponents often call or raise him, not knowing what he holds. Thus, when Hansen holds a legitimate hand, he gets the win and keeps his opponents guessing about his future hands.

Hansen had some good poker plays at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) over the years. In 2006 Tournament of Champions, Hansen made it to the final table only to lose on the very first hand. He was holding AK while losing to a pair of 9s. In 2007, Hansen made the money by finishing at 61 out of 6,358 players and won $154,194. In 2008 he finished 160th out of 6,844 players and won $41,816.

As for the World Poker Tour (WPT), Hansen is the only player to win three open tournaments and thus holds this record all by himself. He also won the first World Poker Tour Bad Boys of Poker event and in 2008 finished second and won $1,714,800. Aside from the wins and great money, 2004 was a very special year for Gus Hansen as he was inducted into the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame along with the great Doyle Brunson and James Garner.

In addition, Hansen won the inaugural $400,000 Poker Superstars Invitational tournament.

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Gus Hansen is also a proud member of Full Tilt Poker's team of professional players.

Television and media are also well known to Hansen as he appeared in The Professional Poker Tour and the second season of High Stakes Poker, where he won one of the biggest pots of all shows, grabbing $575,700. He also appeared in NBC's Poker After Dark and was its first winner, with $120,000.

In 2007, Hansen was the winner of the main event at the Aussie millions in Melbourne, Australia. He out lasted 747 other players to win $1,500,000.

As of 2008, Hansen won over $7,200,000 in live tournaments only, but he also knew some losses as a professional poker player. Despite his winnings and success, he has struggled with money problems because of losses at live cash games at the Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas. He admitted to losing a million dollar or so at a couple of games. The fact that he enjoys betting does not help as he also admitted to losing money at sports betting.

In 2005, Hansen took part in the 'Going All In' instructional series of DVDs and appeared in 'Texas Hold'em Poker Advanced Strategies With Gus Hansen'. He also published a book in 2008 called Every Hand Revealed. He was one of the founders of a successful online poker, which was later purchased by the online betting giant, Betfair.

WPT Winnings

2002 – Five Diamond World Poker Classic – $556,460

2003 – L.A. Poker Classic - $532,490

2004 – PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure - $455,780

HomeBiography & Net WorthGus Hansen Net Worth 2021: Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Dating, Bio-Wiki

Celebrated Name:	Gus Hansen
Real Name/Full Name:	Gustav “Gus” Hansen
Gender:	Male
Age:	47 years old
Birth Date:	13 February 1974
Birth Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality:	Danish
Height:	1.78 m
Weight:	64 kg
Sexual Orientation:	Straight
Marital Status:	Single
Wife/Spouse (Name):	N/A
Children:	N/A
Dating/Girlfriend (Name):	N/A
Profession:	professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark
Net Worth in 2021:	$15 million
Last Updated:	March 2021

Poker has become a sport. In fact, it was in recent times when we heard that poker is considered to be an intelligent sport. When it comes to poker, we instantly think of Gus Hansen. When we hear his name, an image comes to our mind that maybe the man is an engineer or fixes bulbs. It is not true!

Gus Hansen is a famous poker player, who started as a tennis champion but turned his interest towards a new sport called poker.

Maybe you know about Gus Hansen very well But do you know how old and tall is he, and what is his net worth in 2021? If you do not know, We have prepared this article about details of Gus Hansen’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life

Gus Hansen was born as ‘Gustav Jacobson’ in the year 1974 on February 13th. He was born in Copenhagen in Denmark. Well, there is not much known about Gus’s personal life, but we know for sure that he was a tennis champion and a successful backgammon player.

The young Gus went to the United States of America to find what it has to offer to him! It was while living in Santa Cruz, Gus explored the poker world. He got interested in the game and took it way too seriously.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 13 February 1974, Gus Hansen is 47 years old as of today’s date 10th March 2021. His height is 1.78 m tall, and his weight is 64 kg.

Career

Little did Gustav Jacobson know that he could become a poker player, and he is very successful at it. Gus Hansen spent a considerable amount of time to hone his poker skills and took it up professionally.

The poker game business did come to a halt when he moved back to Denmark to join the military. Gus fulfilled all his duties as a civil servant and then moved back to the States to continue making a career in the poker industry. It is an interesting story of how a man was a tennis champion, and then he discovered the world of poker. He took a break again and joined the military, but the game kept calling him back. After fulfilling the duties, he moved back and became a successful player. The whole world knows him!

Gus moved to New York City and became a United States citizen. This was the time he could fully concentrate on his poker career. His first ever debut was at the World Poker Tour at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. His poker career took a leap, and he became a champion! Gus won $556,480 as a win at this event. Since then, Gus has participated in a number of events and won a whopping amount. It is a fruitful career only if you have the skills and brains.

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Gus Hansen made a career out of this and became a poker star!

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Awards & Achievements

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Gus Hansen has achieved a lot in life. As a professional poker player, he has won many titles and events. He won the first-ever event as a debut, which was the World Poker Tour.

The People’s Magazine considered Hansen as one of the sexiest men. He is also the 3-time winner of WPT events. He started as a tennis player and even served the military of Denmark. He is a true Poker star! Gus has had failures, but mostly, he has won many times. Even after being a successful poker star, Gus has had financial problems. It is a risky game, and the loss is big! He lost $21.7 million at the Full Tilt Poker Event. Does he have any money left? Let us find out!

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Net Worth & Salary of Gus Hansen in 2021

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As of March 2021, Gus Hansen has a net worth of $15 million. He has earned through his successful poker career. There have been major fallouts, and Gus has lost a lot of money, but he still stands strong. We do consider him as an inspiration for those who wish to pursue an off-beat career. However, it is a risky game!