Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game 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 may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best gamblers around the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?
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