Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 02/19/2021 08:25 pm by Lilly
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?