Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve closing poker table in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts around the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent 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 he is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world may be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen playing internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly competes in high stakes Omaha and hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
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