Internet Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen

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Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?