Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 01/26/2019 12:25 am by IzaiahGus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players around the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?