Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve final table in 3 of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world. While gambling on web poker, another side of Hansen has appeared. He often participates in the 200/400 NL max buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Gus more often than not buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then pushes all in. I believe Hansen is a great poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is assumed to be one of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our view of the real world at times. The best players in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen wagering on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha hold’em and texas hold’em. Gus has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash rounds?