Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the last game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
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