Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the last poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?