Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?
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