Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While gambling on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?