Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only participant to make it to the last table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers anywhere in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of big stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
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