Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve final table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While competing in online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?