Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve final poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While gambling on net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly plays 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 weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
