Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing table in three of the competitions. 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 high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?