Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest bettors around the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen playing net poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
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