Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to make it to the closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has appeared 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 big stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen raked in a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While competing in online poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often plays in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually 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 believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Playing for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I believe tv can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world could be players you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be found competing in online poker on Full Tilt. He usually participates in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in money rounds?
