06.23
Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?