08.10
Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While playing online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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