Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large 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 strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
