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Internet High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen playing net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?