Online High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers anywhere in the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
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