Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
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