Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing poker 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 recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on net poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
