Online Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While competing in online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?
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