Online Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world could be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?