Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to sit at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?