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Online Big Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge 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 best bettors in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority 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 tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?