Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors in the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max 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 good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
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