Gus Hansen had a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a big pot with 4 of a kind against Negreanu’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest enthusiasts in the world. While participating in web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy-in of $40, 000. Hansen usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and gambles very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then goes all in. I believe Hansen is an excellent poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is penniless, he has no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best poker players anywhere in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amt.. I think tv can alter our view of the real world every now and then. The greatest players in the world might just be guys you have won’t have heard of before. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He usually plays in high stakes omaha/8 and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he back up his skills in cash games?