Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve closing game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players in the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world might just be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?