Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers anywhere in the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?
