Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While betting on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?