Internet High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?
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