Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While playing internet poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I think television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?