Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?