Gus Hansen Is The Biggest Winner At Full Tilt With $4.2 Million
Gus Hansen has reigned as the supreme king of online poker for nearly 7 months, with his current bankroll being $2 million more than that of Matt Hawrinlenko, his rival at Full Tilt Poker. After Hansen’s recent success at the $500/$1000 Pot Limit Omaha game, his total winnings for the year have shot up to $4,196,883.
Last week saw Hansen losing $560k while playing against O Fortuna PLS, a loss that did not upset the Danish player much, especially since he succeeded in adding another $1.3 million to his bankroll shortly thereafter. Surprisingly, the last poker pro who contributed heavily to Hansen’s bulging bankroll was Phil Ivey, who played against Hansen in a $500/$1000 Pot Limit Omaha game. Ivey lost a total of $200k after 95 hands were played and was wise enough to put an end to the session.
Hansen appears to have corrected a number of flaws in his high-stakes strategies recently. Moreover, his whopping World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2010 success has greatly boosted his self-confidence. These could be the factors responsible for the 37-year-old pro’s success and wins worth $6.4 million since September 2010.
Hansen, however, is known to lose all his winnings in the shortest possible time. For instance, in March 2009, Hansen’s total winnings soared to $4.26 million, and by the end of 2009, he was in the red for $5,575,624. History repeated itself in February 2010 when Hansen built his bankroll to $2.73 million and ended the year by losing $225,228.
This time, Gus Hansen is determined to make his good luck last and is looking forward to finish the current year at the top of the leader board at Full Tilt Poker. He has no dearth of fans all over the world, who hope that he will end the year as the biggest winner of Full Tilt Poker.
