Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While participating in net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?
