Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve last game in three 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 may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While competing in net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?