Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to achieve last poker 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 might recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest players in the world. While competing in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best players anywhere in the world may be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?