Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
