Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 09/04/2026 03:25 am by Nolan
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?