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Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?

Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in three of the events. 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 biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players around the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?