Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve closing table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While competing in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
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