Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the final poker table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players around the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amount. I think tv can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash games?