Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers anywhere in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?