Gus Hansen experienced an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best bettors anywhere in the world. While wagering on internet poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all-in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless he is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to sit at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our perception of the real world every now and then. The best poker players anywhere in the world might be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?