Gus Hansen experienced 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 events. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You may remember one of the biggest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen won a big pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest gamblers anywhere in the world. While wagering on online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He regularly competes 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 weak. He sits there waiting for a decent hand and then goes all-in. I accept that Hansen is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be 1 of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy in for the full amount. I believe television can skew our view of the real world every now and then. The best players in the world might be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found competing in web poker on Full Tilt. He generally participates in big stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money games?