Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve last poker table in 3 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 may remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He 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 strongest gamblers in the world. While betting on net poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. He frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The greatest poker players anywhere in the world may be players you have never heard about. Gus can be found competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?
