Internet High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the last game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit 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 supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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