Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While betting on web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world could be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?