Net High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 02/05/2025 10:25 pm by Skyla
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?