Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best players in the world. While betting on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then goes all in. I know Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard about. Gus can be seen gambling on online poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?
