Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Sunday, 27. December 2015
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I think tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world may be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?
Posted in Poker by Lilly