Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 01/11/2013 05:21 am by Marley
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors in the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?