Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive 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 best bettors anywhere in the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
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