Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’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, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?