Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a big pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors anywhere in the world. While participating in net poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is accepted to be 1 of the best players in the world but he cannot buy in for the full amount. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players anywhere in the world may be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found betting on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally competes in high stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?
