Online High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Wednesday, 17. September 2025
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players around the world. While playing online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
Posted in Poker by Reed