Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?