Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won 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 around the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or 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 supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?
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