Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last table in 3 of the tournaments. 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 high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?
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