Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing 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 might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a big pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best players in the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often competes 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 gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great 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 table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?
