Omaha Poker: is Gus Hansen crazy?

So, I'm a big fan of Gus - been watching him play on the Omaha Hi tables. But here's a hand that I just don't get. I can see why he might call to see the flop, but the post flop play just doesn't make sense to me...

$100k pot

Full Tilt Poker Game #2726392323: Table Pantheon (6 max) - $200/$400 - Pot Limit Omaha Hi - 2:59:09 ET - 2007/06/21

Seat 1: Luigi66369 ($127,389)

Seat 2: Gus Hansen ($50,419)

Seat 3: Luck123 ($8,000)

Seat 4: mike the mantan ($62,967.50)

Seat 5: sbrugby ($71,988)

Seat 6: David Benyamine ($37,767.50)

mike the mantan has 5 seconds left to act

mike the mantan posts the small blind of $200

sbrugby posts the big blind of $400

The button is in seat #2

*** HOLE CARDS ***

David Benyamine folds

Luck123 is sitting out

Luigi66369 raises to $1,400

Gus Hansen raises to $4,800

mike the mantan folds

sbrugby folds

Luigi66369 raises to $15,000

Gus Hansen calls $10,200

*** FLOP *** [7s Tc Kd]

Luigi66369 bets $30,600

Gus Hansen raises to $35,419, and is all in

Luigi66369 calls $4,819

Gus Hansen shows [6d 4h 7d 5c]

Luigi66369 shows [Jd Ah Qd Ad]

*** TURN *** [7s Tc Kd] [Jh]

*** RIVER *** [7s Tc Kd Jh] [Jc]

Gus Hansen shows two pair, Jacks and Sevens

Luigi66369 shows a straight, Ace high

Luigi66369 wins the pot ($101,436) with a straight, Ace high

Gus Hansen adds $13,488.50

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot $101,438 | Rake $2

Board: [7s Tc Kd Jh Jc]

Seat 1: Luigi66369 showed [Jd Ah Qd Ad] and won ($101,436) with a straight, Ace high

Seat 2: Gus Hansen (button) showed [6d 4h 7d 5c] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens

Seat 3: Luck123 is sitting out

Seat 4: mike the mantan (small blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 5: sbrugby (big blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 6: David Benyamine didn't bet (folded)

If I were to try and make a justification, I'd say that Gus knew Luigi had AAxx. Post flop, I'd imagine that Gus believed the K and the T really didn't help Luigi at all. That being the case, Gus probably felt that he had enough outs where it would be more +EV to try and luck out then it was to fold since he'd have 11 outs.

i watch Gus play pretty regularly..he is a very very loose aggressive he will play any hand any time for any ammount. That being said, he does get some bonuses for playing in this manner. He gets his monsters paid almost all the time, and when one of those junk hands hits big he usually gets paid off nicely too. Plus Gus is a luckbox and has the roll to play this style. Its way to crazy for my blood but he gets his monsters paid off alot more than guys like Brian Townsend and Patrik Antonius. Its really hard for any of us to say why he does something in one instance. He may have had a read based on past hands or something.

I can't say I know Gus well enough to know the true reason of this hand. However, if I can make a completely legitimate and mathematical reasoning behind every action, I'm more inclined to say it's more brilliance than donk.

maybe he was also thinking about tilt equity

DAVID BENYAMINE IS CRAZY...I WONDER WHERE HE FINDS THE MONEY...

At times, some of the so-called best pro's will be in the mood to gamble and if the mood to do so strikes them while playing poker, then hands may get played accordingly. What is hysterical to me is how if a pro play's a hand in an unorthodox manner, it is generally considered some genious move, even if it was good old gambling because he/she felt lucky, while if any given amateur were to pull the same exact move, they would automatically be labeled a fish for the donk play. There is a double standard even in poker!

Sure that's true. However does that really pertain to this situation? There's not a whole lot of this hand history that screams unorthodox.

gotta say I agree with this statement more thanmany I have read...