Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?