Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 06/15/2020 07:25 am by Marley
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill 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 amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?