Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the last table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You might recall one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest bettors anywhere in the world. While playing web poker, another side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently plays in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is an amazing poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the table with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he can’t buy in for the full dollar value. I believe television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best players anywhere in the world could be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be found competing in internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his abilities in cash games?