Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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