Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?
