Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest gamblers in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
