Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Tuesday, 10. November 2015
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing game in three of the tournaments. 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 remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors around the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?
Posted in Poker by Winston