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October
Written by Kaila.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?
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