Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in 3 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 big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While gambling on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?
