Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest players around the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?