Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final table in 3 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 remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a big pot with quads 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 playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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