Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last poker table in three of the competitions. 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 big stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?