Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final 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 might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?