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Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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