Gus Hansen had an amazing year on the WPT where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in three of the competitions. 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 largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the greatest bettors in the world. While betting on online poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus regularly competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus frequently buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless he is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world could be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in big stakes omaha/8 and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?