Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the last game in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may recall one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is supposed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world may be players you have will not have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in big stakes omaha hold’em and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money rounds?
