Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?