Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 11/23/2015 01:21 am by Izaiah
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the last poker table 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 against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill 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 full dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?