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August
Written by Cordell.
Posted in: Poker
Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
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