Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?