Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play 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 accepted to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?
