Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?