Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only player to achieve last poker 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 remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a large pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best bettors in the world. While betting on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He generally competes in big stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in money games?
