Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large 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 best players around the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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