Online High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Posted in Poker on 07/23/2023 11:25 am by Marcus
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing game 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 remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world may be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?