Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
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