Internet High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception 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 about. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
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