Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive 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 best bettors anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?
