Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the last table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen playing net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?