Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only one to make it to the last table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players around the world. While gambling on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I know Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha hi-low and Holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?
