27
June
Written by Manuel.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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