Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes 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 no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?
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