Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While participating in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
