Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best 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 sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?