Jun 202022
Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed 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 view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
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