Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world could be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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