Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game 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 may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
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