Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. 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 largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While competing in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?