Web Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
by Cheyenne on Saturday, October 29th, 2016
Gus Hansen had a wonderful 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 paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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