Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world may be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
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