Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to play 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 presumed to be one of the best players in the world but he can’t buy in for the total dollar value. I think tv can alter our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world could be guys you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen playing online poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in big stakes omaha/8 and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?