Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?
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