Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 02/03/2016 07:21 pm by Valerie
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in three 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 might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While gambling on web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?