Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?