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Web Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing game in 3 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 might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world could be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?