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June
Written by Darwin.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. 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 accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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