Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players around the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min 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 cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
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