Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in three 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 may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive 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 strongest gamblers around the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?