Gus Hansen - The Great Dane Gus Hansen "The Great Dane" Gus Hansen, also commonly known as the Great Dane, is well known for his incredibly aggressive style at the card table. With is casual attitude and off-handed playing style, Gus Hansen has earned himself quite the reputation-Hansen is undoubtedly become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to poker. This native to Copenhagen Denmark has more than enough play experience to make him a strong contender in any poker match: playing backgammon for many years prepared him for the poker tables at world tournaments. In the year 2002, Gus Hansen competed against 147 other players and won the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. Consequently, Gus Hansen took home an astounding amount of cold, hard cash-one half million dollars worth. Of course, Gus Hansen is bit unlike many of his professional poker contenders; rather than tour various countries and participate in a variety of tournaments, Gus Hansen has decided to buy-in to selective tournaments of his choosing. This decision has not hurt his winnings in any way however, as of 2004, Gus Hansen has brought home 1.8 million dollars in winnings from the events that he attends. If you're looking for the new-wave of online poker, Join PlayersOnly, the poker room where the true players are! Because of the Sleekness of their Interface and incredible bonus structure, PlayersOnly is America's Fastest Growing Poker Room! Receive an Instant 10% CASH BONUS and a 100% match poker bonus upto $650 and there are NO FEES for making a deposit! PlayersOnly hosts a $1,000,000.00 Freeroll Series and is Guaranteeing $3,000,000.00 in tournament prize money this month with one $150,000.00 guaranteed event at least once a month! Preferring the large buy-in events, Gus Hansen has formerly won two World Poker Tournament Events, one at the Bellagio and one at the Commerce Casino. Later, he went on to win the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure. Yet, this modest player does not let his own fame overwhelm him. Despite the fact that he has been into the Poker Walk of Fame in 2004, he doesn't let his fame go to his head. Gus Hansen at one time held a preference for outdoor activities like tennis, but found himself turning his focus toward cards when he visited America. Hansen loves all poker games, but has a particularly fancy for Texas Holdem. In fact, Hansen is skilled in as many as ten different types of card games. A former student of Santa Cruz, California, he now has returned to his native homeland, Denmark where he currently resides. Additionally, Gus Hansen is the type of player that has life by its tail-he plans to enjoy his life and use his winnings to attain that enjoyment. Therefore, Gus Hansen takes his casual attitude toward poker and applies it to his everyday life-living life to the fullest and enjoying every minute. Finally, as proof that Hansen's focus is not solely pinned to poker, it is interesting to note that he was named People Magazine's Sexiest Poker Player in 2004! --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on August 01, 2007
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