Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen

by Carmelo on February 27th, 2023

Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While competing in web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.

Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?

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