Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?