Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, 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. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world may be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?