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March
Written by Kaila.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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