Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL max buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent 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 Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be found betting on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in money rounds?