Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with 4 of a kind 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 competing in internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?
