Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes most of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes Omaha and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in money games?