George Danzer (born July 17, 1983) is a German poker player, based in Passau, Germany.
In his youth he exceeded at Chess and played the World Youth Championship for Portugal as the sub 10 Portuguese Champion.
In May 2006 he finished 3rd at the Worlds Heads Up Championship in Barcelona.
Later that year, he became known as the player who is seen receiving a series bad beats at the Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker, which resulted in increasing the stack of the then chip leader Dmitri Nobles. During the ESPN broadcast Danzer is seen leaving the table to steam off, only to return and congratulate his opponent.
He made the final table at the 2007 World Series of Poker in the outlasting 678 Players in his ninth place finish.
As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $100,000.
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