Gus Hansen enjoyed a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only gambler to make it to the final poker table in three of the competitions. Gus Hansen has appeared on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he bought into the game for $400, 000. You may recall one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history competing against Daniel Negreanu. He won a huge pot with quads against Negreanu’s full house. Gus has made many tv poker appearances and is thought to be one of the greatest enthusiasts around the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. Gus often participates in the 200/400 NL maximum buy-in of $40, 000. Gus usually buys-in for the min of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits for a decent hand and then goes all in. I believe Gus is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the everyday players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes most of the skill out of deep stack poker. Gus is assumed to be one of the best players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amt.. I believe tv can skew our view of the real world at times. The greatest players in the world might just be players you have never heard of before. Gus can be found gambling on web poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in big stakes Omaha and texas hold’em. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?