Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?