Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?