Online Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 11/26/2009 06:21 am by Nolan
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, 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 skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?