Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing game in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN 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 huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While playing internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is supposed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in money games?