Internet High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?