Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?

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Posted by Reese | Posted in Poker | Posted on 22-04-2016

Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve last game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players around the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.

Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?

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