Gus Hansen is a big name in the world of gambling, and in particular poker. With numerous titles and awards, along with a reputation for being a recklessly brilliant poker player, and a couple of books to his name, it is no wonder that his name is often spoken with reverence by even professional poker players and gamblers. His good looks which got him a place on the People magazine’s list of the 50 Sexiest Men, only adds to the overall persona and charm of the poker genius.
was born on the 13th of February 1974. He later became known as Gus Hansen. Originally hailing from near Copenhagen, Denmark, Hansen has now been all over the world bagging victories and glories as arguably the best poker player in the world. …show more content…
This is true even for Gus Hansen. Despite his immense success, he also had to bear several big losses in poker. As a result, Hansen has been reported to have faced financial difficulties due to his losses in live cash games. Hansen admits to having lost approximately a million dollars in a couple of games at the Big Game held in Las Vegas’ Bellagio Casino. In addition to this, he had lost nearly 21.7 million USD on Full Tilt Poker by March 2015.
Other Ventures
Even apart from poker, Hansen has a knack for analysing the odds and with his undeniably good luck, he has achieved successes in different areas of gambling. This is no surprise as he is a self-proclaimed professional gambler. He often places private on various athletic fixtures and professional sports including boxing.
He was also a part of the Full Tilt’s original team and later when the management team at Full Tilt was changed, he was named the first ever brand ambassador.
His other business ventures include establishing an online poker site in 2003 by the name of PokerChamps.com. Hansen is not only a founding partner but also the in-house professional for the website. This company, along with the game software technology were later sold in 2005 to Betfair, a British company. The sale earned Hansen and his team more than 100 million Danish kroner, which is approximately equal to 15,000,000 …show more content…
The DVD is titled Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Advanced Strategies with Gus Hansen. After this, Hansen continued to impart his understanding and knowledge of the many intricacies involved in Poker to other players. His efforts to this end included launching a strategy website and a poker forum in 2007, named ThePlayr.com. On top of advice on the appropriate strategy to use in different scenarios and a place where people could find answers to their poker related queries, the website also included Hansen’s personal blog and a ‘Gus Tracker’ which could be used to catch up on the news of all the tournaments that he was a part of or his other poker related news