Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players around the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
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