Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes 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 sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
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