Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing poker table in three 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 largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the regular 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 ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?