Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players in the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?