Hans Lund
Hans Lund | |
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Personal information | |
Date of birth | September 23, 1950 |
place of birth | San Jose |
date of death | November 6, 2009 |
Place of death | Mound House |
Nickname | Tuna |
Live Poker Tournament Achievements | |
Highest prize money | $ 334,000 |
Total prize money | $ 2,915,310 |
World Series of Poker | |
Bracelets | 2 |
Cashes | 22nd |
Best main event | 2. ( 1990 ) |
Main Event of the World Poker Tour | |
title | no |
Cashes | 4th |
Hans J. "Tuna" Lund (born September 23, 1950 in San José , California , † November 6, 2009 in Mound House , Nevada ) was a professional American poker player and a two-time bracelet winner of the World Series of Poker .
Poker career
Career
Lund started playing poker tournaments in 1977 . A year later he won at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1978 in Las Vegas , a Bracelet in the variant No-Limit Hold'em . A decade later, he finished second in the same event. In the WSOP 1990 he was the main event in the heads-up against Mansour Matloubi . He went all in as chip leader with A9 , Matloubi called with two tens. On the turn came the ace, which is so important for Lund. The chances of his opponent were limited at this point to the two tens remaining in the deck, which corresponded to a winning probability of about 5%. One of the two tens came on the river . Matloubi ultimately won the heads-up and took the title. At the 1996 WSOP , Lund won his second bracelet in the ace to five draw . A year later, in 1997, he announced his retirement from poker, but then took part in various WSOP tournaments several times.
Total Lund won almost three million in tournament dollars .
Lund was divorced but had custody of his two children. Originally, he wanted to continue his career when his children are older. He died of cancer in November 2009 at the age of 59.
Bracelets
year | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Attendees | Prize money (in $) |
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1978 | 1500 | No Limit Hold'em Non-Pro | 52 | 46,800 |
1996 | 1500 | Limit A-5 Draw Lowball | 119 | 71,400 |
Web links
- Hans Lund in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
- Hans Lund in the database of the World Series of Poker (English)
- Obituary article on cardplayer.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b In Memorium: Hans “Tuna” Lund ( Memento from January 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) on pokerplayernewspaper.com from December 10, 2009, accessed on January 15, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Hans Lund in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 15, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lund, Hans |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lund, Hans J. (full name); Lund, Tuna (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poker player |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Jose , California , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 2009 |
Place of death | Mound House , Nevada , United States |