Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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