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November
Written by Zain.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final game in three of the competitions. 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 largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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