Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?

