Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors around the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the table 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 one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?