Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 03/14/2022 05:25 am by Lilly
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money games?