21
September
Written by Natalia.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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