Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?