Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players in the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found gambling on net poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money games?
