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Net High Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve final poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha/8 and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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