Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last game in three of the competitions. 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 high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While participating in internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?