Thor Hansen

{{Infobox poker player

|name=Thor Hansen

|nickname=Betan (Lille Betan)

|image=Thor Hansen 2008.jpg

|birth_date= {{birth date|df=y|1947|06|23}}

|birth_place= Oslo, Norway

|death_date= {{death date and age|2018|12|05|1947|06|23|df=y}}

|caption=Hansen at the EPT Monte Carlo (Grand Final) in 2008

|hometown=El Segundo, California

|wsop bracelet count=2

|wsop money finishes=46

|wsop main event best finish rank=21st

|wsop main event best finish year=1998

|multi-year wsop winner=

|wpt titles=None

|wpt final tables=None

|wpt money finishes=4

|ept titles=None

|ept final tables=None

|ept money finishes=2

|updated=2009-07-24

}}

Thor Harald HansenUS Search [http://preview.ussearch.com/preview/ala/newsearch?adID=10002101&searchtab=people&searchFName=thor&searchMName=&searchLName=hansen&searchCity=el+segundo&searchState=CA&searchApproxAge=&x=0&y=0 "Thor Hansen"] (23 June 1947 – 5 December 2018) was a Norwegian professional poker player. He was recruited by Larry Flynt to play poker for him after Hansen played against him in Las Vegas 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.{{Cite web |title=19th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1988, Seven-Card Stud |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8015 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=33rd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2002, No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=4405 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}} He finished in the money four times during the 2006 WSOP, coming in second place in the $3,000 Omaha Hi/Lo event.{{Cite web |title=Thor Hansen's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=766 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}

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".[http://www.nettavisen.no/poker/article700953.ece nettavisen.no Article on Thor Hansen], nettavisen.no; accessed 26 January 2017.{{in lang|no}}

In 2007, Hansen cashed in the money at the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event 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.{{Cite web |title=Thor Hansen |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=249 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}

In 1999, Thor married Marcella Braswell on Catalina Island, California. The couple divided their time between California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hansen was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and went through chemotherapy treatment. Hansen died in 5 December 2018.{{Cite web |last=Hugsted |first=Christian M. |date=5 December 2018 |title=Pokerlegende Thor Hansen (71) er død |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/pokerlegende-thor-hansen-71-er-dod/70532356 |access-date=16 November 2023 |website=dagbladet.no |language=no}}