Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
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