Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world might just be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?