Online High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
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