Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in money games?