Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While gambling on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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