Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players anywhere in the world. While competing in internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?