Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?