Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Sunday, 17. March 2024
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?
Posted in Poker by Winston