Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing table in three of the competitions. 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 largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While betting on online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players in the world might be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?
