Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?
