Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?