Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing table in 3 of the competitions. 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 high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?