05
December
Written by Manuel.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last game 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 remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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