Net High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often plays in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
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