Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen 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 big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?