Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three 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 recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors around the world. While competing in net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?