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Net Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last game in three of the tournaments. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world may be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?