Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the final game in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest gamblers around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think television can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world might just be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?