Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
