Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors in the world. While competing in net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
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