Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Wednesday, 13. February 2019
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall 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 made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?
Posted in Poker by Lilly