Net Big Stakes Poker- Gus Hansen

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Posted by Erik | Posted in Poker | Posted on 04-11-2020

Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table 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 might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.

Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?

Caribbean Poker Rules and Tips

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Posted by Erik | Posted in Poker | Posted on 03-11-2020

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Poker has become globally acclaimed as of late, with televised competitions and celebrity poker game events. The games universal appeal, though, arcs back quite a bit farther than its TV ratings. Over the years numerous variations on the first poker game have been created, including some games that are not in fact poker anymore. Caribbean stud poker is 1 of the above-mentioned games. Despite the name, Caribbean stud poker is more closely related to 21 than traditional poker, in that the players bet against the dealer rather than each other. The winning hands, are the established poker hands. There is no conniving or other types of deception. In Caribbean stud poker, you are required to pay up prior to the dealer declares "No more wagers." At that point, both you and the house and of course every one of the other players attain 5 cards each. After you have seen your hand and the bank’s initial card, you have to either make a call wager or surrender. The call wager’s amount is equal to your original ante, which means that the stakes will have doubled. Surrendering means that your bet goes directly to the bank. After the bet comes the conclusion. If the bank doesn’t have ace/king or better, your bet is returned, including an amount equal to the ante. If the house does have ace/king or better, you succeed if your hand is greater than the bank’s hand. The house pays chips equal to your wager and controlled expectations on your call bet. These odds are:

  • Even for a pair or high card
  • 2-1 for two pairs
  • three to one for three of a kind
  • 4-1 for a straight
  • five to one for a flush
  • 7-1 for a full house
  • 20-1 for a four of a kind
  • fifty to one for a straight flush
  • 100-1 for a royal flush