Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the events. 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 biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?