31
July
Written by Tyrese.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not 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 outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
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