Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final table in 3 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 might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a massive pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While participating in web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus regularly plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the table with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have never heard about. Gus can be seen competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha hi-low and texas hold’em. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in cash rounds?
