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January
Written by Sophia.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While participating in net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?
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