Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in 3 of the events. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While betting on net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?