Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors around the world. While participating in net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?