Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. 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 big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best 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 anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
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