Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve final game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors around the world. While gambling on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min 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 anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash games?