Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?