Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus 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 best gamblers around the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?