Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?
