Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus 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 appeared. Gus frequently participates 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 for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus 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 play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?