Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest players in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best players in the world may be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?