Internet High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve final poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While betting on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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