27
September
Written by Michelle.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?
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