Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the final game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen participating in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in money games?