Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the closing poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest gamblers in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?