Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve closing table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers around the world. While gambling on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think television can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found betting on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?