Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. 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 largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money games?