Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?