Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus 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 goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?
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