OK who here thinks there good at poker. By good i mean do you have a million+ bankroll and hold 3, not 1 not 2 but 3 WPT titles also do you have the greatest respect from howard lederer, daniel negranu and more top pros. this is what Gus Hanson has i rest my case.No wait i dont i also want to add who thinks live poker is a card game and who thinks its a people game. I think its a people game as a card game to me signifies that you need the best hand to win and in poker its not true, take last night i had picked up a tell on my friend Andy of when he was going to fold and as i was in the SB, him in the BB and when it folded round to me i saw his tell and raised all-in with my 72o and picked up the blind. Gus plays the person.He also knows how to play the flop,turn,river so well that he can get away with his style of play.I also strongly believe you can be lucky and win one wpt title but to win 3 and make another final table now thats skill.Monk.

anyone watch that legends of poker thing on fox-sports net. In the second round, he got completely lucky...granted, he is a great player but i think he has more luck on his side than just about anyone. do u ever see guys like phil ivey or howard lederer getting this lucky? no! they play the game right and dont make shit bets to get them in trouble. anyways greg raymer is a pussy and i wish he'd get his 3rd heart attack over already

Everyone says he's lucky, well lets put it this way, the cards flop the same for everyone else, so why is it just luck when Gus hits. Come on people. He plays brilliantly, that's what's great about his game. Nobody at the table ever knows what he has. MASTERFUL!! In a game that's all about reading other people, and finding tells, everyone is guessing when it comes to Gus. I've never seen anyone have an entire table so confused with their play. And that's what makes him the best player. Noone can figure out what he's playing, they guess, and if they guess wrong look out, he's got ya. He's not afraid to throw money in the pot, and for that he has all of my respect. Keep up the good work Gus. And to those who doubt his ability- let me know when you are at a table with him, I'll be sure to watch, point, and laugh when you are broke.

TO GUS...I have been watching poker now for about 6 months and am truely fascinated by you Gus. I can go on about what a terrific player you are...but you already know that. All the people who called you lucky, they just don't get it, and that's ok. If they want to see your talent as luck then that's there lose because maybe they can learn something by watching you. However not too many people can play the way you do and succeed at it, that's where you set yourself apart from the rest. There is something about you..I love your smile, the way you carry yourself, your eyes as they brighten up as you are winning, the cute faces you make when you are thinking about you next move or your last move....everything. I am not any kind of poker groupie or any type of groupie for that matter but I would love to meet you Gus...wish you lived in the states. Anyway just wanted to say I think you are great I would LOVE to hear from you (by E-mail)sometime if you ever do that(ckenney10@sbcglobal.net). I'm not just a fan because of your poker skills but I'm a fan because of YOU!

If no one knows this yet: Gus is in the process of launching an online poker site. Right now it is in it's Beta Testing Phase which means if you download the software, you can play freerolls all day long for real cash prizes that will be transferred to your real money account when the site launches. The best thing - There is no restrictions on the money or how much you can win and periodically Gus Hansen and Erick Lindgren play in the freerolls, so you get a chance to play against the pros so all of you out there that think they can take out him out, there is your shot to try it. I can almost guarantee it won't happen. Good Luck to you though.

I love this guy! I learned more about this game from Gus then any player on the tour. I am surprised more do not play like him. He has the table on tilt most of time. No one can tell if he's got a 10 high or pocket Aces!

Wild man, I like his playing style.

GUs is without a doubt one of the best players of all time. He is a master of deception and he's mastered the art of the bluff. Even though he does get lucky but it's poker who doesn't get luckey. He's got my respect and he should have all yours you don't have to hate the player hate the game. It seems to me that everyone who hates him here is just pissed off because they'll never make it and he did. So quit being jealious and give him respect

I watched Gus play in the Poker Stars Invitational last night. Ok - so he gets lucky - but to get lucky you have to have the balls to make the plays that he does - plain and simple. Guess you could say he has the balls AND THE Nuts to win at this game.

Hello! I was wondering, does anyone know if he has his own website or anything? THANX!

Try pokerchamps.com...It's the only one I know of. PS...YOU ROCK GUS!!!!

You negative people can't hold a candle next to Gus. He's a fantastik player and one sexy guy. You should all be half as good as him. He's got 4 bracelets. What have you got?????

I have three words to say about Gus---HOT, HOT, HOT

well, i have loved gus forever.. hes so incredibly hot, i have all of his tournaments and games tapes.. that love... im in LOVE with gus!!!

Does anybody know if Gus is married or has a girlfriend? Seems a lot of ladies like Gus...I think they would all like to know

When u watch tv u easily gets the impression that guys like Gus have a lot of luck and u see them make apparantly silly moves. But on tv things are taken out of its context. Superaggressive players like Gus are extremely difficult opponents, and they are likely to get very well paid when they really hit a hand. He is a great player, although not my favourite.

anyone see what place he finished in at the WSOP 2004?

Yes, Gus is a major hottie --- doesn't matter how he plays. Yum yum!

Gus is one of the best poker players in the world somtimes it looks like luck but u take anyother player they woulndt call with a 2-8 offsuit he just got the talent to play the game not let the game play him

I have to agree! Gus is a major HOTTIE!! He is also a very good poker player.

I just met Gus @ Bellagio on 10/05/04. What a gentlemen. One of the best.

First the W.P.T and now on fsn kicking butt.This guy rocks,in my eye's he's the Bruce Lee of poker.I can't wait to see him play again,fun to watch.

Has anybody been watching poker superstars invitational, the one Gus has been kicking butt on (of course)? I've just gotta ask, does he have something in his pocket or is he just happy to be playing poker? I think now I understand why he is called "The Great Dane".PS. I lOVE GUS!!!!

Gus, in my opinion, is one of the best NL Texas HE players ever. He definitely knows what he is doing at the table. Since Gus is known as a very aggressive player, he can play high ranked starting hand the same as he plays low ranked starting hands and still bluff people out of the pot, because they never what kind of cards he is playing. That is why he is a dominating force at the FSN pokersuperstars invitational at the momnet.

My Dad just got me a hat that was signed by you. He was at the BIG DOG I think and got to play against you and other poker superstars..His name's Mike Riley. Thank you so much for the autograph! your my favorite player!

Hey I think that Hansen is one of the best players around. He knows his stuff. If he can beat out Scotty Nguyen, he can definetly win the World Poker Tour. Hansen knows how to play the players. That's what counts. If you can do that, then you'll go far in the poker world.

Okey, i don't want to argue about his talents and i'm surely not eligible to give comments on his playing style, but what i;m wondrring about is why he had to call an all in raise fromm Freddy Deep In WPT final with his Q 9. okey what did he put Deep on? Why does he put big proportion of his chips in the pot for an all or either diffrent amount of bets with hands like 9 5 suited or such? do you consider this as undrestanding the math of poker, or he put players at all times on hands lesser than he is holding?! we all have seen how crazy he has hited flops , where he should have no part in them logicaly.maybe there is something that i don;t undrestand from this game.!!

3 titles, i dont care wht you play that is skill and noting else, he can remain calm betting on nothing, a true mental card player who i tip my hat to

O.K., I'm feeling a little confused here. Does he or doesn't he have a girlfriend?

Didn't read all the responces but it seems like people forget he pays attention to position and who is tight and loose. Many tight players fold after the flop ( if they went in before the flop ) if they hit nothing or only a small pair. He plays off that and betting position. Poker is a gamble and that is what he does best!

Gus stands out. When you watch him you can almost see the gears in his head working. He sees the whole table better than anyone else, like Gretzky in hockey. He doesn't play stiff and his face shows it. He is unconventional and that is what throws guys for a loop. His instincts and propensity to make something out of nothing is not luck but genius foresight.

Gus is like those guys who play free internet poker, he's annoying and does win a lot of races with pure chance plays. he does have great reading abilities, but i've seen him have the worst hand heads up countless times and win just with luck. Like the AK AJ duel with Reese are you telling me his skill magically made the J land for him on the river. i hate players like this, the game is fucked because of them, we have 2600 players at the WSOP and morons beating pros becuase of this type of play.

and by the way he may beat the guys at the WPT but he got his ass waxed at the WSOP

I just started watching and playing poker a few months ago and Gus has been my favorite all along. He is an awesome, ballsy player. Anyone who says different is just jealous of his good fortune. I just watched him lose this WPT but like he said, he'll be back. And by the way, Paul pushed him out by pure luck. It's a game. But to go as far as Gus does as often as Gus does takes a hell of a lot more than luck. Paul wins.....THIS time!

I wonder where he lives? Is he a globe trotter or does he live in a hotel in Vegas? He seems to be every where. I'd love to watch him play.

i think gus is quite possibly the best looking man alive. he is absolutly amazing at poker, hes what made me start playing cards. wow is he hot, i even tracked down a poster of him, which is hanging in my room, surrounded by cards, he is AMAZING

to ME, gus is the best living player but its a tough argument but if he wins poker superstars invitational there will be know argument

gus is one awesome player. Always in control and my god, would I love to get a piece of that!!

I heard that Gus Hansen busted out, went broke and had to take out a loan. Any truth to this rumor? Anyone know where I can read more?

Gus is a bad ass. I think he's awesome. He's the kinda guy that you would want behind you in a bar fight. He is one of the best to watch