Thor Hansen

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Thor Hansen
Thor Hansen (2008)
Thor Hansen (2008)
  Personal information  
Date of birth June 23, 1947
place of birth NorwayNorway Oslo
date of death 5th December 2018
Nickname Godfather of Poker
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money 0.$ 188,256
Total prize money $ 2,949,644
World Series of Poker
Bracelets 2
Cashes 53
Best main event 21st ( 1998 )
  Main Event of the World Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 7th
  Main event of the European Poker Tour  
title no
Cashes 3

Thor Harald Hansen (born June 23, 1947 in Oslo - † December 5, 2018 ) was a professional Norwegian poker player . He won two bracelets in the World Series of Poker .

Personal

In 1999, Hansen married actress Marcella Braswell, with whom he was married until his death. In January 2012 he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and only four months to live. He then received treatment in his Norwegian homeland and finally died in December 2018 at the age of 71.

In 2010 Hansen published his autobiography under the title Thor Hansen: Usensurert (in German : Thor Hansen: Unzensiert ) . In 2016 a documentary film based on his life called All In was released .

Poker career

Career

Hansen learned to play poker in the late 1960s and has participated in prestigious live tournaments since 1987 . He was considered a "gamer" who never had a lot of money. It is reported about him that he once borrowed US $ 100 to play poker, then turned it into US $ 60,000 and then gambled it away again at craps .

In May 1988 Hansen was successful for the first time at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas and came in three tournaments in the money. He won an event the variant Seven Card Stud and secured bracelet and a prize money of 158,000 US dollars. In January 1999, Hansen won the Carnivale of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with a grand prize of more than $ 120,000. At the WSOP 2002 he prevailed in a tournament in No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball and received his second bracelet and prize money of 62,600 US dollars. In mid-February 2004, Hansen won an LA Poker Classic tournament in Los Angeles with a grand prize of just under $ 140,000. At the 2006 WSOP, which is now being held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino , he finished second behind Scott Clements at an event in Omaha Hi / Lo and received over 150,000 US dollars. A year later, Hansen finished fourth at the 2007 WSOP at the World Limit Hold'em Championship for just under $ 100,000 and then finished eighth at the $ 50,000 HORSE event, which was worth around $ 190,000 .

In total, Hansen earned almost 3 million US dollars with poker in live tournaments, making him the third most successful Norwegian poker player after Felix Stephensen and Annette Obrestad .

Bracelet overview

Hansen at the 2006 WSOP

Hansen cashed 53 times at the WSOP and won two bracelets :

year Buy-in (in $ ) competition Attendees Prize money (in $)
1988 5000 Limit Seven Card Stud 079 158,000
2002 1500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball 111 062,600

Works

Web links

Commons : Thor Hansen  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thor Hansen er død. Lenge leve gudfaren! on poker.no on December 5, 2018, accessed June 26, 2019 (Norwegian).
  2. ↑ a b c d Norwegian poker legend Thor Hansen passed away on casino.org on December 6, 2018, accessed on June 26, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Thor Hansen in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ a b Thor Hansen in the World Series of Poker database, accessed on June 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ 19th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1988 ($ 5,000 Seven-Card Stud) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ Carnivale of Poker II ($ 500 + 40 Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on June 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ 33rd World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2002 ($ 1,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ 2004 LA Poker Classic ($ 300 + 30 Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
  9. ↑ 37th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2006 ($ 3,000 Omaha Hi / Lo) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
  10. ↑ 38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007 ($ 5,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
  11. ↑ 38th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2007 ($ 50,000 World Championship HORSE) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
  12. ↑ Norway All Time Money List in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed June 26, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Hansen, Thor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hansen, Thor Harald (full name); Godfather of Poker (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian poker player
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Oslo , Norway
DATE OF DEATH 5th December 2018