Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final table in three of the events. 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 recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors in the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?