Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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