Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?