Dec 302009
Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
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