28
May
Written by Kaila.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates 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 gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?
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