Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 10/25/2015 03:21 pm by Shelby
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world could be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?