Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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