17
September
Written by Manuel.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors around the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
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