Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve closing game in 3 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 might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While gambling on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill 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 amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
