Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest enthusiasts in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Hansen is an outstanding poker player but 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.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere 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 players in the world could be players you have never heard of. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash games?
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