Internet High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?

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Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best players 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 best players in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?