Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players in the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players 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 greatest players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?