Gus Hansen experienced a wonderful year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only one to achieve final table 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 remember one of the biggest pots in high stakes poker recorded history competing against Daniel Negreanu. Gus won a large pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Hansen has earned many tv poker appearances and is considered to be one of the best players around the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has emerged. He regularly competes in the 200/400 NL maximum buy in of Forty Thousand dollars. Hansen frequently buys in for the minimum of $16, 000 and gambles very weak. He waits patiently for a decent hand and then goes all in. I know Gus is a great poker player but not even close to the everyday players at 200/400no limit. Unless Gus is broke, he has little or no reason to play at the table with the min buy in.
Buying in for the min takes almost all of the ability out of deep stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be one of the greatest players anywhere in the world but he cannot buy-in for the full amount. I think television can alter our perception of the real world at times. The best poker players anywhere in the world might just be guys you have will not have heard about. Gus can be seen wagering on online poker on Full Tilt. He normally plays in high stakes omaha high and texas holdem. Gus Hansen has shown himself as a tournament player. Can he use his skills in cash rounds?
