Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?