Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, 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. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?