Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last poker table in 3 of the events. 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 big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?