Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 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 at times. The best players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?
