Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?

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Posted by Reid | Posted in Poker | Posted on 21-01-2026

Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While betting on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays 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 everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?

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