Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in three of the competitions. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes 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 waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
