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February
Written by Abdiel.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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