Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last table 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 biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world may be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money rounds?