Online High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?

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Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final poker table in three 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 largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?