Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?