Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed 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 The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?