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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 closing table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?