Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 of the tournaments. 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 high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays 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 plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think tv can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be found wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?