Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?
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