08
November
Written by Abdiel.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in three 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 may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?
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