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Hans Lund

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Hans J. Tuna Lund (23 September 1950 to 6 November 2009) was an American professional poker player based in Sparks, Nevada. He won two World Series of Poker bracelets, the first in the 1,500 dollar no limit hold'em event in 1978 and the second in the 1,500 dollar Ace to Five Draw event in 1996, and he was runner-up in the 1990 World Series Main Event, losing the heads-up match to Mansour Matloubi. He also finished in the money of the Main Event in 1991, 1992, 2006 and 2007. Away from the felt he twice won the Club Cal Neva Horse Racing Championship in Reno. His live tournament winnings exceeded 2,900,000 dollars, and he died in 2009 after a long battle with cancer.

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    (September 23, 1950, November 6, 2009)
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    Hans J. "Tuna" Lund (September 23, 1950, November 6, 2009) was an American professional poker player, based in Sparks, Nevada, who won two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, and was the runner-up at the 1990 WSOP Main Event.
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