Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best bettors around the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?