Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
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