Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve final poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world may be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
