Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?