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Internet Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the 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 might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?