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Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?