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August
Written by Michelle.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
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