Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
