Web High Stakes Poker- Who is Gus Hansen?

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Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.

Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?