Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing game in three of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may remember one of the largest pots in big stakes poker recorded history up against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a huge pot with 4 of a kind against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the strongest players in the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. Gus often participates in the 200/400 No Limit maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Gus is an outstanding poker player but certainly not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is penniless, he has little or no reason to settle at the game with the minimum buy-in.
Buying in for the minimum takes a majority of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be one of the best poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total dollar value. I believe tv can alter our view of the real world sometimes. The greatest players in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be found wagering on internet poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha hi-low and hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a competition player. Can he back up his talents in cash rounds?