Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
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