Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final game in 3 of the competitions. 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 remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?