Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in three 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 recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While playing net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat 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. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?