Internet High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen 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 know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
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