Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While competing in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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