Online Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
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