Jan Vang Sørensen

infobox poker player
firstname=Jan Vang
lastname=Sørensen
nickname="None"


caption=Jan Sørensen after winning the 2005 World Series of Poker $5,000 seven-card stud event
hometown=Odense, Denmark
wsop bracelet count=2
wsop money finishes=12
wsop main event best finish rank=182nd
wsop main event best finish year=2004
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=1
wpt money finishes=2
ept titles="None"
ept final tables="None"
ept money finishes=1

Jan Vang SørensenJonas Hüttel, "Verdensmesteren", "Ekstra Bladet article", January 19, 2006] (born Jan Vang Hansen in 1960?) is a retired Danish football player, turned professional poker player from Odense. He legally changed his name from Hansen (his father's surname) to Sørensen (his mother's maiden name) between 2002 and 2005.

Football

Sørensen began playing football at the age of 18 and was soon playing in the Danish Superliga, representing Odense BK. However when he turned 30 he suffered an off-field knee injury that ended his playing career.

Poker

Sørensen had learnt poker whilst traveling during his football career and is considered to be a seven-card stud specialist.

Sørensen first finished in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 1995. He went on to win a limit seven-card stud tournament in Dortmund in 1998, winning DM125,000.

At the 2002 WSOP, Sørensen won his first WSOP bracelet in the $2,500 pot limit omaha event, defeating Brent Carter in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the $185,000 first prize.

At the 2004 WSOP, Sørensen made his first money finish in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event, finishing 182nd.

At the 2007 WSOP main event, Sørensen finish in the money in 602nd place.

At the 2005 WSOP, Sørensen won his second WSOP bracelet in the $5,000 seven-card stud event, winning $293,275 when his (3Unicode|♥ 9Unicode|♦) 9Unicode|♥ 7Unicode|♥ 8Unicode|♥ 7Unicode|♦ (9Unicode|♠) defeated Keith Sexton's (8Unicode|♣ KUnicode|♠) KUnicode|♦ 3Unicode|♠ 2Unicode|♠ JUnicode|♠ (6Unicode|♣).

Sørensen has also cashed on the World Poker Tour (WPT), including a final table appearance at the fourth season Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, where he finished 5th at a final table also featuring Minh Ly, Dan Harrington and Gavin Smith.

Additionally, Sørensen represented Denmark in the Poker Nations Cup.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&poker-player=5322 World Poker Tour profile]
* [http://cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/event.php?id=2346&screen=writeup CardPlayer coverage of 2005 bracelet win]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=108 Hendon Mob tournament results]