Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes Omaha and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?