Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Friday, 20. February 2026
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players in the world. While betting on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best 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 every now and then. The best players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
Posted in Poker by Natasha