Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. 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 recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best gamblers anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
March 1st, 2020
Zayne
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