Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?