Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
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