Thor Harald Hansen (June 23, 1947 – December 5, 2018) was a Norwegian professional poker player. He was recruited by
Larry Flynt
Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. (; November 1, 1942 – February 10, 2021) was an American publisher and the president of Larry Flynt Publications (LFP). LFP mainly produces pornographic magazines, such as ''Hustler (magazine), Hustler'', pornographic v ...
to play poker for him after Hansen played against him in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the List of United States cities by population, 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the U.S. state, state of Neva ...
in the mid-1990s. He has two WSOP bracelets, one from the 1988 WSOP in Seven-card stud, and then later in Deuce to Seven Lowball in the 2002 WSOP. He finished in the money four times during the
2006 WSOP, coming in second place in the $3,000
Omaha Hi/Lo event.
Biography
He was part owner of the company Poker Blue and was awarded the first ''Norwegian Poker Player of the Year'' award in 2005. He was considered by many Norwegian poker players as their "
Godfather
Godfather most often refers to a male godparent in the Christian tradition.
Godfather, God Father, or variants may also refer to:
Crime
* A synonym for crime boss
* Capo dei capi, Italian for "boss of all bosses"
People
* The Godfather (wrestl ...
".
In 2007, Hansen cashed
in the money
In finance, moneyness is the relative position of the current price (or future price) of an underlying asset (e.g., a stock) with respect to the strike price of a derivative, most commonly a call option or a put option. Moneyness is firstly a th ...
at the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Championship coming in 134th place out of a field of 6,358 players, winning $58,570, and finished in 8th at the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event, earning an additional $188,256. As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,600,000. His 46 WSOP cashes account for $1,165,960 of his total winnings.
In 1999, Thor married Marcella Braswell on
Catalina Island, California. The couple divided their time between California and
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...
.
Hansen was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and went through chemotherapy treatment. Hansen died in December 5, 2018.
,
WSOP Bracelets
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Thor
Norwegian poker players
1947 births
2018 deaths
Deaths from cancer in the United States
World Series of Poker bracelet winners