Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve 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 huge 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 participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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