Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in three of the events. 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 high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
