Online High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players around the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?