Gus Hansen enjoyed an amazing year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only player to make it to the final table in 3 of the tournaments. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on GSN where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker recorded history against Daniel Negreanu. He raked in a massive pot with quads against Daniel’s full house. Gus has earned many televised poker appearances and is deemed to be one of the best enthusiasts in the world. While gambling on web poker, a different side of Hansen has appeared. He regularly competes in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen more often than not buys-in for the minimum of Sixteen Thousand dollars and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a decent 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 he is flat broke, he has no reason to play at the game with the min buy in.
Playing for the minimum takes a majority of the expertise out of deep stack poker. Gus is presumed to be one of the greatest players in the world but he cannot buy-in for the total amount. I think television can skew our view of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world might just be players you have never heard of. Gus can be found participating in online poker on Full Tilt. He normally participates in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus has proven himself as a competition player. Can he use his talents in cash games?
