Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest players around the world. While competing in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed 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 alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?
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