Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?