Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Wednesday, 22. April 2026
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the final game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers around the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
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