Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve last poker table in 3 of the competitions. 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 history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won 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 greatest enthusiasts around the world. While competing in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world could be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?