Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While betting on net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle 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 greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
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