Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the WPT where he was the only player to make it to the final game in three 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 history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While playing online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He waits for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I accept that Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is accepted to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players in the world may be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen playing web poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his abilities in cash rounds?