Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors around the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world may be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?