Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He 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 weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?