Online Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
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