Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While competing in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
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