Internet High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While betting on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
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