Internet High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players around the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, 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 ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
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