Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in 3 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 largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is 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 deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
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