Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final game in 3 of the tournaments. 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 largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest gamblers around the world. While wagering on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He often competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?
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