Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve final table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum 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 outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?