Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?