Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players anywhere in the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?