Jun 172018
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the last game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally 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 amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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