Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors around the world. While betting on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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