Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 10/16/2023 07:25 pm by Christopher
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?