Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?