Gus Hansen

Name: Gus "The Great Dane" Hansen
Born: Copenhagen, Denmark
Total Cashes: 20
Life Time Earnings: $5,837,633
Started Playing Poker: Professionally in 1997

Gus Hansen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in his teens he was a Tennis champion and an avid sports gambler.

Gus later became one of the world's top Backgammon players. The money wasn't the greatest in Backgammon so he decided to take the game of poker up. This was a great choice he has become of the greatest players to ever have taken the felt.

His life time earnings speak for itself; over $5,800,00 won on the tournament circuit. Along with millions of dollars won playing in the largest cash games online and live. Gus Hansen can be found on Full Tilt Poker as a red pro and a member of Team Full Tilt Poker.

"I play the players, not the cards,"