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Featured Player - Gus Hansen
Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, Gus is a WPT final table fixture, who learned to play poker in Santa Cruz, California. Known for his aggressive style with cards that some might think “unplayable,” Gus is known to excel in at least ten different games and was a champion backgammon player before coming to poker. On the WPT, Gus continues to dominate, having won two tournaments in Season 1 and making it to another final table in Season 2
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Gus Hansen stats
| Season |
Casino |
WPT Event |
Place |
WPT Pts |
Winnings |
| Season 3 |
Bay 101 |
Bay 101 Shooting Stars of Poker |
3 |
600 |
$320,000 |
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Season 3 total:
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600 |
$320,000 |
| Season 2 |
Bellagio |
WPT Bad Boys |
1 |
0 |
$25,000 |
| Season 2 |
PokerStars |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure |
1 |
1,000 |
$455,780 |
| Season 2 |
Bellagio |
WPT Battle of Champions |
6 |
0 |
$10,000 |
| Season 2 |
Bellagio |
Five Diamond World Poker Classic |
3 |
600 |
$276,426 |
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Season 2 total:
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1,600 |
$767,206 |
| Season 1 |
Commerce |
L.A. Poker Classic |
1 |
1,000 |
$507,190 |
| Season 1 |
Bellagio |
Five Diamond World Poker Classic |
1 |
1,000 |
$556,480 |
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Season 1 total:
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2,000 |
$1,063,670 |
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Total:
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$2,150,876 |
NOTES:
1) Player Statistics from a tournament will not appear until that tournament has aired on TV.
2) WPT Player Points: Points are assigned as follows: 1st place = 1000, 2nd place = 700, 3rd place = 600, 4th place = 500, 5th place = 400, 6th place = 300, 7th place ("out on the bubble") = 200. The points are only assigned to players who have played through a tournament event to reach the final table. Players who participate in a final table event by invitation receive "0" points.
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“The best time to bluff is when you’re in position and you think you can win the pot. Here’s an illustration: I have 8,9 of hearts, and the flop comes with J,Q and three spades. On my right is an F.B.S. (‘Full Blown Squeezer,’ i.e. a tight, conservative player who only plays premium hands) who raises and makes it 300 to go, and we’re heads up. I know he’s a squeezer, so I know he’s got two aces. I’m a long shot with a gut shot straight draw and two over cards and a different flush on the board. I will always bet that flop. Because nine times out of ten, he checks, I raise, he folds. That’s the power of position, position is so powerful.”
- Antonio Esfandiari
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