Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?