Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?
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