Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 03/05/2016 06:21 pm by Caylee
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While competing in internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes 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 flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?