Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to achieve closing game in three 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 recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I think television can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?