Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Posted in Poker on 10/12/2024 07:25 am by Rudy
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game 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 recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world could be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?