Gus Hansen enjoyed a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to achieve closing poker table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the best gamblers in the world. While participating in online poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus frequently participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen generally buys in for the min of $16, 000 and plays very poorly. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then pushes all-in. I believe Gus is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to play at the game with the min buy-in.
Buying in for the min takes most of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world sometimes. The best players in the world might just be players you have will not have heard of before. Gus can be seen competing in net poker on Full Tilt. He usually competes in high stakes omaha eight-or-better and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?