Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?