Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table 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 high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While betting on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?