Hans Lund

Infobox poker player


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firstname=Hans
lastname=Lund
nickname=Tuna
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hometown=Sparks, Nevada
wsop bracelet count=2
wsop money finishes=22
wsop main event best finish rank=2nd
wsop main event best finish year=1990
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=0
wpt money finishes=2

Hans "Tuna" Lund is a American professional poker player, based in Sparks, Nevada, who has won two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, and was the runner-up at the 1990 WSOP Main Event. cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=161 |title=Hans Lund - results |accessdate=2008-05-02 |last=Butt |first=Robert |work=TheHendonMob.com ]

Lund began playing poker tournaments in 1977 and won a bracelet at the 1978 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event. A decade later he finished 2nd in the same event at the 1988 WSOP.

At the 1990 WSOP Lund was heads-up against Mansour Matloubi. With the chip lead, he went all-in with A-9 and was called by Matloubi with 10-10. An ace on the turn meant Lund only had to avoid the last two tens in the deck for the championship, but a 10 came on the river. He eventually finished runner-up, with Matloubi taking the title. He also finished in the money of the main event in 1991 (19th) and 1992 (3rd).

Lund went on to win a second bracelet at the 1996 WSOP in the $1,500 Ace to Five Draw event.

In addition to his two bracelets, Lund won a Hall of Fame watch, the Super Bowl of Poker main event and the Best All-Around Player Award at the Diamond Jim Brady tournament.

Lund retired from playing tournaments on a regular basis in 1997 but has still finished in the money several times since.

Lund made a resurgence on the tournament circuit with two deep finishes at World Poker Tour events in 2007. They include a 20th place at the L.A. Poker Classic, and a 15th place at the Bay 101 Shooting Star. He also cashed in the 2006 WSOP Main Event and in the 2006 Five-Diamond World Poker Classic championship event.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,800,000. [ cite web|url=http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=s&n=161 |title=Hans Lund - stats |accessdate=2008-05-02 |last=Butt |first=Robert |work=TheHendonMob.com ]

Lund is divorced, but has custody of his two children, Lilly and Jimmy. He intends to return to the tournament circuit when his children are older.

World Series of Poker bracelets

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External links

* [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/?a_id=13159&m_id=59 CardPlayer magazine article]
* [http://www.launchpoker.com/personalities/poker_players/-hans-lund-/ LaunchPoker article]