Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money games?
