Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the last poker table in three of the tournaments. 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 biggest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a massive pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best enthusiasts anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, another side of Hansen has emerged. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Gus generally buys in for the min of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is bankrupt, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the best players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the total amt.. I think television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world may be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in cash games?
