Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen playing net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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