Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?