Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
