Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in 3 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 might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
