Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
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