Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in three of the tournaments. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
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