Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While competing in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?