Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive 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 enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?