Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While participating in net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?
