Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not 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 not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
