Poker ace now down $17 million

February 28, 2014

International poker pro Gus “The Great Dane” Hansen has retained his sense of humour despite being a record $17 million in the red on his high stakes and mainly online poker activities. This week he tweeted: “This downswing has gotten so bad that yesterday I introduced myself as Jean-Robert Bellande!” Hansen was reacting to another […]

The Great Dane hits the poker pits

January 22, 2014

In achieving a record that no one would ever want, poker pro Gus “The Great Dane” Hansen has now recorded losses totalling a whopping $16 million, reports the independent high stakes action monitor High Stakes Data Base. Carrying huge losses into the new year, Hansen started well, but his bad run soon returned, leaving him […]

Poker pro makes unproved allegations against opponent

January 7, 2014

Online high stakes professional players Gus Hansen and an opponent known only by his internet handle as “SallyWoo” have clashed over the former’s online and unsubstantiated allegations that SallyWoo used an Omaha 8 software program to defeat him. Hansen is reportedly one of the biggest monetary losers in recent online poker history; according to the […]

Full Tilt Poker pros prevail in amateur player challenges

January 7, 2014

Gus Hansen and Viktor Blom may have taken a hammering on the virtual high stakes tables recently but they showed plenty of talent and aggression this week in besting four amateur challengers in Full Tilt Poker’s inaugural Bust a Pro promotion. The two pros faced a German, a Briton and two Russian players in three […]

Gus Hansen takes another beating

November 1, 2013

Online high stakes player Gus Hansen returned to a devastating cooler this week which puts him on track for one of the worst years in online poker for a professional….down around $10 million over the past year. Late last month Hansen scored a couple of big wins which raised hopes that he was coming out […]