Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve final game 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 may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players in the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?