Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in three of the tournaments. 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 largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?