Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in three of the tournaments. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes 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 plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?
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