Internet High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?