02
June
Written by Zain.
Posted in: Poker
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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?
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