Posted by George | Posted in Poker | Posted on 13-04-2024
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?