Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?
