Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. 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 everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I think tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?