Internet High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?