Online Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve final poker 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 remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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