Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?