Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?