Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to achieve closing table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. 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 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?