Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Tuesday, 29. August 2017
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
Posted in Poker by Nyasia