Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While betting on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?