Net High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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