Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players around the world. While participating in net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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