Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table 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 may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest 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 every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
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