Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?