Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While playing online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates 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 sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
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