Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent 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 flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
