Gus Hansen experienced a marvelous year on the WPT where he was the only one to achieve final game in 3 of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history up against Daniel Negreanu. He secured a huge pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has made many televised poker appearances and is considered to be one of the strongest players in the world. While playing web poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very poorly. He waits patiently for a good hand and then goes all-in. I know Gus is an outstanding poker player but not even close to the regular players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to sit at the game with the minimum buy in.
Playing for the min takes a majority of the skill out of deep stack poker. Hansen is presumed to be 1 of the best players in the world but he can’t buy-in for the full amount. I believe tv can alter our perception of the real world at times. The greatest poker players in the world might just be guys you have never heard of before. Gus can be seen betting on web poker on Full Tilt. He commonly participates in high stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his abilities in money rounds?