Four-time WPT title winner
Gus Hansen was born in 1974 just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. Little did anyone suspect that Gus would someday grow up to be a great poker player, let alone one of People Magazine's 50 Sexiest Men.
"The Great Dane" played a lot of sports as a kid, especially tennis. In summer camps, somebody always had a deck of cards and Gus started playing for dimes and nickels. Gradually, the stakes increased...
As a young man, Gus moved to New York, touring backgammon and gin rummy clubs, and hanging out with guys like Huckleberry Seed and Phil Laak.
Gus played his first World Series of Poker in 1996. After being knocked out on the first day, Gus decided to practice more, testing new plays and experimenting with different styles. Experimentation and mixing up his style has been part of Gus' game ever since.
When the World Poker Tour kicked off in 2002, Gus had developed a loose, aggressive style that immediately paid off, both in terms of money and recognition.
Gus won the WPT's inaugural event, the $10,000 No-Limit Hold 'em tournament at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic. He would go on to win three more WPT titles, a feat that has yet to be matched. All in all, with four WPT wins and five final table appearances, Gus earned induction into the WPT's Walk of Fame the first year they launched it.
