Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT 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 high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?