Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve last poker table 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash rounds?