Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the closing table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors around the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has no reason to sit at the game with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of big stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in net poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?