Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players in the world. While betting on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
