06.07
Web High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?

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