Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players around the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday 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 minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?
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