Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the greatest 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 at times. The best players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
