Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker table in 3 of the events. 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 high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?
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