09
July
Written by Abdiel.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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