• Home

Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?

Log in