Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly 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 poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?
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