Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve last poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed 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 view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?