Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While playing net poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players in the world might be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money games?