Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?