Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players in the world. While gambling on net poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus 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 minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found playing net poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in big stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?