Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to achieve final poker table in 3 of the events. 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 remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus raked in a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While wagering on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an amazing poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The best poker players in the world might be guys you have won’t have heard of. Gus can be seen gambling on internet poker on Full Tilt. He generally plays in big stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in money games?