We're going into Day 4 here at the World Series of Poker and the field has been shredded down to 337 players & women poker players. A mere 5% of the starting field.

Despite all four Day 1's being proof that nobody's safe at the WSOP, there has been a core group of pros who have managed to keep a sizeable chip advantage throughout the tournament.

Today Bodog Beat will profile several of these top surviving players, starting with Gus Hansen.

Gus Hansen has periodically been chip leader at the 2007 World Series of Poker.

"The Great Dane" is widely regarded as one of the best tournament players on the planet. His aggression at the felt is well known and very effective.

Hanson is no stranger to competition as he was a youth tennis champion and a world-class backgammon player. He is just coming off of a big win at the Aussie Millions main event this year, where first place earned him $1.2 million. Play route 66 poker.

He was recently inducted into the World Poker Tour Hall of Fame. He has won four WPT titles but amazingly he has never won a WSOP bracelet.

Going into Day 4 of the World Series of Poker, Hansen is eleventh in chips with $1,044,000. Undoubtedly, Hansen would love his first World Series of Poker bracelet to be for the Main Event. Play online poker.

Gus Hansen Eliminated from World Series of Poker

Gus Hansen, after being crippled by Jacks, busted out of the World Series of Poker. Play $500 match poker bonus.

Blink and another pro gets eliminated here at the World Series of Poker. This time it was "The Great Dane" Gus Hansen who was sent packing.

Hansen, a crowd favorite, spent two days of this poker tournament amongst the top chip leaders. His aggressive and often unpredictable style proved successful throughout the tournament until late today on Day 5 when he took several big hits.

Finally, after being crippled by going all-in with A/K against J/J he was severly short-stacked at $100K and went all-in with K/5 against Q/4. With a four on the Flop and Hansen unable to catch a pair on the Board, he was eliminated in 61st place, cashing for $154,194. Stay tuned to our poker blog for more updates.

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